8th Grade Exit Ticket 1_Feb 1-2

A complaint is to a ______________

• John Paul Jones

• Alexander Hamilton

• grievance

• Marquis de Lafayette

The Federalist Papers are to _______________

• John Paul Jones

• Alexander Hamilton

• grievance

• Marquis de Lafayette

France is to ______________

• John Paul Jones

• Alexander Hamilton

• grievance

• Marquis de Lafayette

“I have not yet begun to fight” is to _______________

• John Paul Jones

• Alexander Hamilton

• grievance

• Marquis de Lafayette

Which of the following is a modern day effect of one of Washington’s precedents?

• The Secretary of State is able to oversee the affairs of each state

• The President is addressed as “His Excellency”

• The United States refrains from getting involved in the crisis in Syria

• The President cannot serve more than 2 terms

Which of the following was a crisis that Washington faced as the first President of the United States?

• Negotiating a boundary with Spain over the disputed southwestern territory of the U.S.

• Returning promptly the British Redcoats that were taken prisoner of war

• Settle the matter on the legality of slavery

• Create an economic system that would allow America to pay off its war debt

Washington established an executive cabinet to-

• Aid the president on spying on foreign nations

• Discourage the Judicial Branch from declaring a presidential act unconstitutional

• Provide the president with a group of people that could advise the president on different matters

• Be involved in legislative meetings to ensure the executive and legislative branches worked together.

Defining the authority of the Federal government was difficult for Washington because -

• He was against starting the new country in the first place

• He believed the state government should have more power than the Federal government

• Congress did not cooperate very well with the first president

• He had to make sure the Federal government was powerful enough to keep peace, but not too powerful that it oppressed people’s rights

Which law would be considered unconstitutional the basis of First Amendment guarantees?

• A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees

• A requirement that church employees pay income tax

• A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel

• A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office

Which sentence completes this diagram?

• People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

• Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

• Warrants cannot be issue unless probable cause is established.

• A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trail.