5.1 Washington's Presidency

President George Washington set an important precedent by

• issuing the first pocket veto of proposed legislation.

• not seeking reelection after two terms as president.

• establishing the annual State of the Union address.

• recognizing Washington, DC, as the nation's capital.

Which of the following belongs in the empty box?FGH

• States ratify the Constitution 3/4 majority

• JTemperance movement gains momentum

• Tension between states increases due to tarriffs

• Federal government asserts authority through the use of troops

How did President Washington manage the issue of defining authority in the central government?ABCD

• He used a presidential executive order to create the judicial branch.

• He established a cabinet of officers to lead parts of the government.

• He pushed Congress to pass an import tax to fund salaries for federal officials.

• He set up two political parties to compete for powerful position in government.

Which warning in Washington’s Farewell Address influenced presidents throughout the 19th century?

• avoiding alliances with foreign nations

• keeping close relations with Great Britain

• establishing a large, national military force

• reducing taxes on American commerce and industry

Which action completes this diagram?

• oversee state government agencies

• establish a national bank

• regulate the creation of new businesses

• eliminate protective tariffs

Thomas Jefferson believed in the following?

• lower class men within an agrarian society

• a national bank for Upper Class society

• the need for political parties

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the —

• principle of judicial review

• federal court system.

• organization of how the justices decide on cases

• educational requirements for federal judges.

A primary goal of President Washington’s foreign policy was —

• supporting world merchants

• alliances.

• consolidating debts

• neutrality.

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.—But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.—The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an Individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.

—George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

Which issue did Washington describe as a threat to democracy in his Farewell Address?

• the decision of Loyalists that maintained allegiance to the British king

• the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution

• the division of government power into political parties

• the election of a dictator who would eliminate checks on power