Quiz: U.S. Ch. 7 Lesson 1 The First President

Who was the nation’s first vice president?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Samuel Adams
• George Washington

What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of speech
• freedom to ban the press
• right to own a home
• right to refuse to pay taxes

Who was the first chief justice of the United States?

• Alexander Hamilton
• George Washington
• John Jay
• John Adams

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

• congressional law system
• federal court system
• international court system
• stack court system

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• a national bank
• the stock market
• international court system
• Washington, D.C.

What is a "precedent"?

• a president
• a tax
• a tradition
• gift

Within the executive branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?

• The Supremes
• Justice
• Political Party
• Cabinet

Who was the first leader of the new Department of State?

• George Washington
• John Jay
• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton

Why did Jefferson oppose Hamilton’s plan for paying off debts with taxes?

• Jefferson feared Hamilton was creating a powerful musical agency
• Jefferson feared Hamilton was creating a powerful national government run by the wealthy
• Jefferson feared Hamilton was creating becoming too powerful
• Jefferson feared Hamilton was creating the the situation for a civil war

What or who is a “speculator”?

• a person who wears eye glasses
• a person who eats speculous peanut butter
• a person who invests money in banks
• a person who risks money to make a profit.