A New Republic Lecture Quiz

What promise did the Federalists follow through on after the first election?

• Creating the Bill of Rights

• Ratifying the Constitution

• Creating the Supreme Court

• Expanding the Power of the Presidency

Who won the majority of seats in the first House of Representatives election?

• Republicans

• Anti-federalists

• Federalists

• Democrats

When was the first presidential election held?

• 1791

• 1804

• 1820

• 1788

How many amendments became part the Bill of Rights?

• 12

• 10

• 19

• 27

Who was unanimously chosen as the first President by the Electoral College?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What did George Washington create to advise him?

• Cabinet

• Senate

• Congress

• Supreme Court

Who was the Secretary of War in George Washington's cabinet?

• Henry Knox

• Edmund Randolph

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

What did Alexander Hamilton propose to create a stable economy?

• Agricultural subsidies

• Free trade

• Higher taxes

• National bank

Which political party believed in a strong central government?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Anti-federalists

• Federalists

What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?

• Neither foreign alliances nor political parties

• Both foreign alliances and political parties

• Political parties

• Foreign alliances