Presidential Precedents

What is a precedent?

• tax on imported goods

• something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

• political party that believes in a strong government

• settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands

Which of the following precedents from Washington was the most significant?

• establishing DC as the nation's capital

• demanding to be called High Lord Washington

• choosing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• establishing a Cabinet to the advisors to the President

What is the name of "group of advisors" that assist the President of the United States?

• bureau

• cabinet

• official department of the executive branch

• presidential panel

What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?

• Washington created state courts.

• Washington established Congress.

• Washington created a federal system of courts.

• Washington created a cabinet of advisors.

What were the three, original departments in Washington's cabinet?

• Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Navy

• Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Attorney General

• Secretary of Navy, Secretary of War, Attorney General

• Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of War, Secretary of Energy

Which of the following best describes the Whiskey Rebellion?

• This was an event where angry colonists rebelled against the British for placing a tax on their whiskey.

• Washington decided that Americans drank far too much whiskey, so he banned it. This caused the people to rebel.

• A farmer, John Whiskey, led a rebellion against the election of George Washington America's first president.

• In order to pay off the nation's debt, the government placed a tax on whiskey. This angered many farmers that depended on whiskey for survival.

Washington used a large military force to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion? What message did Washington's action send to the public?

• The federal government had no authority to impose taxes.

• The states had all of the power in the new nation.

• The government would use force to maintain order.

• The President turned into a dictator.

This document prohibited Americans from fighting in the war between Great Britain and France. It also stated French and British warships were not allowed in U.S. Ports.

• Pinckney's Treaty

• Washington's Treaty

• Proclamation of Neutrality

• Jay's Treaty

In his farewell speech, Washington warned about the dangers of

• the next president becoming too powerful

• becoming allies with Spain.

• accumulating too much debt.

• political parties and foreign allies.

During Washington's presidency, disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to

• impeachment of federal judges.

• the creation of political parties.

• the defeat of the Whiskey Rebellion.

• the elimination of the commerce clause.