The Young Republic ➤ The New Republic

George Washington created three departments whose leaders would comprise his cabinet.  Which one doesn’t belong?

• Treasury

• State

• War

• Commerce

Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?

• 1. Alexander Hamilton   

• 1. John Jay 

• 1. Thomas Jefferson  

• 1. John Marshall

1. Constitutionally, any powers not expressly granted to the national government are assumed to be whose powers?

• 1. Supreme Court’s

• 1. States’

• 1. Citizens’

• Congress’

1. What type of power did Alexander Hamilton claim that the “necessary and proper clause” of the Constitution gave to the national government?

• Enumerated

• Implied

• Absolute

• Limited

1. To what political party did George Washington belong?

• Republican

• 1. Democratic

• Federalist

• Whig

1. What important power was established in the case Marbury v. Madison?

• 1. The Supreme Court’s right to determine the winner in disputed elections

• 1. The authority of the Supreme Court to determine which laws are Constitutional

• 1. The right of the President to declare war on another nation

• 1. Congress's power to raise and spend money; the “power of the purse”

1. Why was Napoleon willing to sell Louisiana to the United States?

• 1. To avoid a war with the United States after the U.S. defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812

• 1. France was in the process of divesting itself of overseas colonies

• 1. It was part of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce designed to promote trade and ensure France “most favored nation” status

• 1. To raise money in order to proceed with an attempted conquest of Europe

1. During the War of 1812, the British bombed Fort McHenry in Baltimore’s harbor but failed to take the fort.  What is the important part of America that resulted in the American victory at Fort McHenry?

• 1. It established the United States among the world powers of the day

• 1. It convinced France that it was pointless to fight the United States over the Louisiana Territory

• 1. It inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner

• 1. The United States moved its capital from Philadelphia to Washington, DC

Who was the first Secretary of State of the United States of America?

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• 1. John Adams

• 1. John Hancock

1. In September 1789, Congress approved 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification.  How many did the states ratify?

• 12

• 10

• 9

• 5