Laying the Foundations of Government

Who was unanimously selected president of the US by the electoral college on April 6, 1789?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What is the idea that women played an important role in teaching their children to be good citizens?

• Democratic Motherhood

• Good Citizen Brigade

• Republican Motherhood

• Republican Citizenship

Which two cities had populations greater than 25,000 when the US nation was launched?

• New York and Washington, DC

• New York and Philadelphia

• Philadelphia and Baltimore

• Baltimore and New York

What was the first capital in the new nation which had a population of 33,000 by 1790?

• Philadelphia

• New York

• Baltimore

• Washington, DC

Who was the first Secretary of State?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

Who was the first Secretary of War?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

Who was the first Attorney General?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

Who is the group that advises the president?

• congress

• court

• cabinet

• senate

What did not specify how many federal courts there should be and where?

• Constitution

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court