Presidential Precedents

What did the executive branch of government consist of when it was set up in 1789?

• The Senate and House of Representatives
• the Supreme Court and federal district and circuit courts
• the president, vice president, and the president's cabinet
• a national bank under the Department of the Treasury

The Judiciary Act of 1789 settled the disagreement over

• The establishment of the Supreme Court
• The establishment of a federal court system vs state court systems
• The appointment of justices to the Supreme Court
• The dispersal of state militia

John Adams broke the tie in Congress when he voted to give the president the ability to dismiss cabinet officers without Senate approval which

• Established presidential control over the judicial branch
• Established presidential control over the executive branch
• Established presidential control over the legislative branch
• Confirmed the Founding Fathers' intent to create a weak central governemnt

The first secretary of the treasury was ...

• Alexander Hamilton
• John Jay
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

George Washington's vice president was

• John Jay
• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• John Adams

Why was the nation's capital established in the South?

• It was close to Washington's Mt Vernon home
• The location was part of a compromise struck by Alexander Hamilton to get his plan to pay back war bonds passed
• The land was cheaper here than in the North or South
• It was centrally located

What did the United States strive to maintain in European conflicts?

• permanent alliances
• neutrality
• the upper hand
• political correctness

What country commonly impressed American sailors?

• France
• Spain
• England
• The U.S.

What was the result of Jay’s Treaty?

• The treaty avoided war between England & the US.
• The British withdrew from American soil
• Spain became worried that the US and Great Britain would gang up against it
• All of the above

Jay's Treaty was a disappointment to some because

• it did not address impressment or British interference with American trade
• it allowed more settlers into the Northwest Territory
• It was not a disappointment to anyone
• it gave Spain access to the Port of Orleans