President Washington

This event demonstrated the federal government's to enforce its laws.

• Whiskey Rebellion

• XYZ Affair

• Washington's Farewell Address

• Jay's Treaty

Powers reserved to the states!

More power to the national government!

These arguments led to the

• XYZ Affair

• formation of the first political parties

• Whiskey Rebellion

• violation of neutral rights

When President Washington's took office his top concern was --

• signing Jay's Treaty

• ending the tax on whiskey

• debt from the Revolutionary War

• the Alien and Sedition Acts

Founder of the Federalist Party

Supported expanded powers for national government

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Precedents set by President Washington included

• serving only 2 presidential terms

• impeaching Supreme Court justices

• using the title Mr. President

• vetoing new laws

President Washington cautioned Americans against taking sides in the conflicts of other nations. This policy was known as --

• partisanship

• sedition

• neutrality

• sectionalism

Whiskey Rebellion

• Domestic Affairs

• Foreign Affairs

Hamilton's Financial Plan

• Foreign Affairs

• Domestic Affairs

XYZ Affair

• Foreign Affairs

• Domestic Affairs

Which two positions are part of the president's cabinet?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of the Treasury

• Speaker of the House

• Commander of Allied Forces