George Washington

In what year did George Washington take office?

• 1785

• 1789

• 1762

• 1798

The vice president's nomination had the second-most votes.

• John Adams

• George Bush

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

The capital would later move back to ____________ from 1790 to 1800 while Wash.D.C. was being constructed.

Washington and Adams were inaugurated on what month, date, and year?

What was the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789?

• The court has six justices-that's five associates and one chief justice.

• The court has five justices—four associates and one chief justice.

• The court has four justices—three associates and one chief justice.

• The court has seven justices—five associates and one chief justice.

Who was chosen by President Washington to serve as the court's first Chief Justice?

• John Jay

• George Bush

• Alabram Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

Name the three departments established by Congress.

• The War Department, the State Department, and the Treasury Department.

• The Civil War Department, the State Department, and the Treasury Department.

• The War Department, the State Department, and the Treasury Department

• Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy

Who was the first Secretary of War?

• Henry Dearborn

• William H. Crawford

• Henry Knox

• Peter B. Porter

What does the State Department oversee?

_________________ was chosen by Washington to serve as the nation's first attorney general and provide legal counsel to the executive branch?