Washington Quiz

One reason James Madison and Thomas Jefferson objected to Alexander Hamilton’s financial policies was that they believed

• the establishment of a national bank was unconstitutional

• a laissez-faire policy would not help the country’s economy

• the government should encourage industrial development

• high tariffs were needed to protect America’s economic interests

One major reason that Alexander Hamilton proposed a national bank was to

• improve the economic position of the United States government

• help state governments collect taxes

• make loans available to owners of small farms

• reduce foreign investment in the United States

In his Farewell Address, President George Washington advised the nation to avoid permanent alliances because he believed that the United States

• would risk its security by involvement in European affairs

• had no need for the products or markets of Europe

• possessed military power superior to any European nation

• needed to limit European immigration

President George Washington pursued a foreign policy of neutrality during his administration primarily because he believed that

• the United States needed time to gain economic and military strength

• treaties were prohibited by the Constitution

• the United States should not expand by force

• alliances should be established with both France and England

The creation of the presidential cabinet and political parties are examples of

• the unwritten constitution

• separation of powers

• the elastic clause

• judicial review

Which statement about the electoral college system is accurate?

• The number of electoral votes a state receives is based on its geographic size.

• A candidate can be elected president without the majority of the popular vote.

• Presidential candidates are forced to campaign equally in every state.

• The total number of electoral votes has increased with each census.

… Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate [connect] ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes [changes] of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities

[antagonisms].…

— President George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

According to the passage, President Washington believed that the United States should

• seek financial aid from European nations

• end all existing European friendships

• avoid involvement in the political disputes of Europe

• discontinue commercial relations with Europe

On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to

• apply a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution

• establish a tariff to raise revenue

• use deposits to finance a new navy

• issue loans to farmer

President George Washington set a precedent for all future presidents by

• appointing a career soldier to be Secretary of War

• choosing a friend to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• campaigning actively for the office

• creating a cabinet of advisors

The Preamble of the United States Constitution states the purposes of government and is based on the belief that

• the states have ultimate authority

• members of Congress should be appointed

• Supreme Court Justices should be elected

• the people are sovereign