Unit 2.3: Presidential Precedents

What did Alexander Hamilton want to create for the US so that the country could function economically?

• a tariff on imported goods from Great Britain

• a Supreme Court

• a national bank

• the building of the White House in the South

Which level of courts did the Judiciary Act of 1789 establish?

• state courts

• federal courts

• judiciary courts

• supreme courts

George Washington warned the country that political parties were a danger to the US.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was President Washington's foreign policy?

• Neutrality

• Nationalism

• Isolationism

• Permanent alliances

• Patriotism

What group was Thomas Jefferson, Edmond Randolph, Henry Knox, and Alexander Hamilton a part of?

• The House of Representatives

• The Constitutional Convention of 1783

• The First Presidential Cabinet

• Supreme Court Justices

To end the Whiskey Rebellion, Washington sent troops to Pennsylvania. What is this evidence of?

• Rioters can be deprived of their right to free speech and petition.

• The Constitution can be amended when citizens protest and resist federal taxes.

• Citizens are shown that the new constitutional government will use force to maintain order.

• The federal government is made aware that state governments have more power under the new Constitution.

What was the purpose of the 10th Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

• To prevent the state governments from becoming too powerful.

• To reserve the power of government for the rich and well-educated.

• To protect the citizens of the country.

• To prevent the central government from gaining too much power.

• Any powers not listed in the Constitution is up to states to decide.

Native Americans were only allowed to sell their lands to the US. What issue does that suggest Native Americans will continue to face?

• Profits from the sale of their lands would be too small.

• Their rights as citizens of the United States would be limited.

• Native Americans would make a big profit from selling their lands.

• American settlers would continue moving further into Native American lands.

President Washington appointed John Adams as Chief Justice of the federal courts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the result of tariffs on the American economy?

• It decreased the costs of making American products.

• It helped American citizens save money.

• It allowed British companies to be more competitive.

• It allowed American companies to be more competitive.

• Allowed US companies to make more profit.