Ch 7.1 The First President Review

Who was the nation's first vice president?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

Which is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of speech

• freedom to ban the press

• right to drive a car

• right to refuse to pay taxes

Who was the first chief justice of the United States?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• John Jay

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

• congressional law system

• federal court system

• international court system

• stack court system

What did Alexander Hamilton ask Congress to create, believing it would help build a strong national economy?

• a national bank

• the stock market

• trade tariffs

• Washington, D.C.

Who was the first president under the new Constitution?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Who makes up the president's cabinet?

• the top generals of the nation's military

• the attorney general and the generals of the army and navy

• the heads of the country's major banks

• the heads of the executive departments and the attorney general

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Who did President Washington depend on for economic advice and policies in his first years in office?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• John Hay

The United States faced serious financial trouble after the American Revolution because

• The United States had to build a new capital

• The United States owed Great Britain for the damage the war had done to its army

• The United States owed millions of dollars to Americans and other countries

• The United States had to pay the new president millions of dollars