A New Nation Quiz Review

What document created the government we still have today?

• the Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Serving only two terms and having a cabinet of advisors are

• Washington's precedents
• A loose interpretation of the Constitution
• Judicial Review
• A strong national government

A compromise that allowed state debt to be paid was

• Judiciary Act of 1789
• Tariff on foreign goods
• Putting the capital in the South
• Tax on wealthy merchants

Who did not agree with Hamilton's plan to take over the states' debt?

• Western States
• The Southern States
• Immigrants
• Northern States

Which position was created by Washington to help him govern the country?

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of Treasury

• Secretary of State

• All of the above

The Founding Fathers separated the federal government's powers by creating what 3 branches?

• New England, Middle, Southern

• Federal, State, Local

• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

• Patriotic, Loyalist, Moderate

What agreement ended the argument between big states & little states over representation in Congress?

• Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Treaty of Paris

• Judiciary Act

Which was a sign that the executive branch could definitely enforce the law

• Judiciary Act of 1789
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Marbury vs. Madison
• Alien and Sedition Acts

What are all of these: stepping down after 2-terms, using the address "Mr. President", pushing to have the country stay neutral, establishing a cabinet?

• Rights in the Bill of Rights

• unwritten Presidential Precedents

• rules put forth in the Constitution

• Articles 1, 2, & 3 in the Constitution

What would be the best definition of the President's cabinet?

• Helpers to assist in running the country

• The part of the White House where the President lives

• The area where Presidential files are kept

• The military advisers of the President