George Washington's Presidency

Who was George Washington's Vice President?

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ariana Grande

the first President of the United States. He was chosen unanimously by the electoral college to lead our country

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• a ceremony that officially makes someone president in the United States

• coronation
• inauguration
• graduation
• celebration

a group of individuals who are chosen to help the President run the executive branch

• Senate
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Cabinet

groups of people who have similar ideas about how the government should act

• music bands
• political parties
• book clubs
• sports teams

 political party led by Thomas Jefferson that favored more states rights and less federal government power

• Democratic-Republican Party
• Green Party
• Whig Party
• Federalist Party

political party led by Alexander Hamilton that wanted a strong Federal government and encouraged trade and manufacturing

• Federalist Party
• Whig Party
• Democratic-Republican Party
• Anti-Federalist Party

our nation’s capital city, whose location was chosen by George Washington himself on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia

• Philadelphia

• Washington, D.C.
• New York City
• Baltimore

decides how to interact with other countries

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

• Secretary of War

• Attorney General

in charge of the nations finances and budget

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

• Secretary of War

• Attorney General