Launching the Nation 10-1

On April 6, 1789, ____________ was unanimously selected as president of the United States by the electoral college.

• George Hamilton
• George Washington
• George Jones
• George Gobel

Republican ____________, the idea that women played an important role in teaching their children to be good citizens, became more widespread in the young nation.

• Ideals
• Constituets
• Motherhood
• Family

At the time the new nation was launched, only two U. S. cities, ___________ and _____________, had populations greater than 25,000.

• New York and Boston
• Boston and Philadelphia
• New York and Philadelphia
• New York and Washington

The first capital of the United States was in _______________, whose population had grown to 33,000 by 1790.

• Philadelphia
• Boston
• New York City
• Washington D. C.

After Congress created several executive departments, each specializing in a different area of national policy, the president chose _______________ as the first secretary of state.

• Ben Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams

Together, the heads of the executive departments became known as the president's ______________ and as a group served to advise the president.

• corporation
• conglomeration
• cabinet
• counsel

The judicial branch of government also was in need of organization, because the __________ did not specify how many federal courts there should be, where they should be located, or how many federal judges would be needed.

• Congress
• Constitution
• Bill of Rights Cabinet

The ___________, passed by Congress in September 1789, created a federal court system with three levels.

• Supreme Court
• Judiciary Act
• Federal Court Act
• Court System Act

The __________, which had 6 justices, occupied the top level of the federal court system.

• Appellate Court
• Judiciary Court
• Supreme Court
• High Court

The president appointed ___________ to serve as the first chief justice of the United States.

• John Roberts
• Aaron Burr
• John Jay
• Thurgood Marshall