Washington & Adams

Washington's first task was to create?

• executive system
• legislative system
• judicial system
• a plan

Which president did NOT believe in political parties?

• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison

Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow.  These are called

• Prototype
• Illustration
• Precedent
• Hierarchy

George Washington set up the third branch of the Federal Government.  What was this branch?

• legislative
• judicial
• executive
• congress

Who was considered the Father of Our Country"?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• George Washington

Why did political parties start?

• people agreed about government
• people disagreed about government
• people were neutral
• people were looking for clubs to join

 A group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisers. 

• Club President 
• The Tribe
• Cabinet 
• Congress

Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nations in his Farewell Address?

• He feared trade with Latin America would be harmed 
• He was troubled that France might establish colonies in the Americas.
• He worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war.
• He sought to protect America’s Western frontier.

Based off this quote, what can you infer about George Washington's view on political parties?
“[Political parties] serve to distract the public and [weaken the government]. Parties [stir up] the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms. -George Washington (1796)

• He thought political parties were essential to the nations stabilty
• He viewed political parties as unnecessary, distracting, dangerous.  
• He wanted to attended a political party 
• What's a political party?

George Washington wanted to stay neutral because...

• Treaties were prohibited by the Constitution.
• The United States should not expand by force.
•  The nation should develop its own interests in the Western Hemisphere. 
• Alliances should be established with both France and England.