7th Grade - Ch. 9 Review Quiz

Who was elected unanimously by the electoral college to become the first President of the United States (POTUS)?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

G. Washington felt that the U.S. needed to remain neutral, or not choose sides, during the French Revolution. This upset the Democratic-Republicans who believed we should support the French.

• True

• False

The president's closest advisers were called his ________ & these department heads are still called this today.

• closet

• drawer

• Congress

• cabinet

G. Washington strongly advised against the development of _________ in the U.S. He feared they would deeply divide the nation...and he was right!

• different religions

• different political parties

• different universities

• different economies

Who became the first secretary of the treasury?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Henry Knox

• Alexander Hamilton

A. Hamilton believed that the U.S. had to pay off it's debts and be a trustworthy ally to other countries. His financial plan said the U.S. should...

• pay off all war debts

• raise government revenue (income)

• just ignore/stop talking to the countries we still owed money after the Revolutionary War

• create a national bank

The ________ believed in a strict, word-for-word interpretation of the Constitution. This makes sense for James Madison who was a leader of this political party & "Father of the Constitution."

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

The Federalists wanted to create a strong national government and they believed that the Elastic Clause of the Constitution allowed them to create a national bank.

• False

• True

Ultimately, Pres. Washington sides with __________ and the Federalists and the national bank was created.

• Jefferson

• Madison

• Hamilton

The _________________ set-up the Supreme Court and originally only gave it 6 Supreme Court Justices.

• Federal Judiciary Act

• Pinckney's Treaty

• Jay's Treaty

• Treaty of Greenville