Early Presidents

What did George Washington plan to do after the Revolutionary War?

• To start another war

• take a trip

• Return home to Mount Vernon

• He did not know

Whom is referred to as the "Father of his Country?"

• George Washington

• God

• King George III

• Ben Franklin

What are the three branches of government?

• executive, judicial, legislative

• cabinet, legislative, treasury

• judicial, Supreme Court, executive

• war department

To ratify something is to...

• deny it

• to approve

• the act of stepping down

• elect representatives

A republic is....

• a promise made by a gov't official

• free country

• a gov't in which people elect representatives to rule

• an island

What precedent did Congress establish about how the president would be addressed?

• "King George"

• "Your Majesty"

• "Mr. President"

• Principal George

What did Jefferson want for the United States?

• small central gov't., nation of farmers, and small businesses

• large cities

• booming economy

• strong central gov't.

What did Hamilton want for the U.S.?

• small towns

• farmland

• Diverse economy, large cities, strong central gov't.

• weak government

Who became president after George Washington?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

The first ten amendments to the Constitution which list specific rights that must be protected is

(a)