Washington Presidency 1

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

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

What act created the Supreme Court?

• Quartering Act
• Town shed Act
• Judiciary Act
• Intolerable Act

A group of selected advisors that helped Washington with issues in office?

• Congress
• Police 
• Cabinet 
• Jury

Alexander Hamilton believed government should be controlled by which group of people in the United States?

• everyone in the U.S.
• the common man
• the well-educated wealthy class
• the disenfranchised

What is a tariff?

• Tax on food
• Tax on Clothes
• Tax on imported goods
• Tax on Houses

How long is one Presidential term?

• 2 Years
• 1 Year
• 8 Years
• 4 Years

George Washington's secretary of the treasury was __________.  

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

One of the freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is not...  

• Express your opinions
• right to own a home
• right to refuse taxes 
• personal privacy