READING CHECK || "Washington's Administration"

What was the name of Washington's home and farm in northern Virginia?

• Mount Vernon
• Montpelier
• Washington's Wood
• Monticello

According to the article, which of the following MOST influenced Washington as he put together his presidential administration?

• a desire to give more power to the Congress
• a desire for a strong, central federal government
• the emergence of a new political party
• the desire to become the most popular president ever

The author points to two key traits that helped to make Washington a popular, successful president, BUT may make him unpopular in modern times. Identify BOTH of those traits the author points out in the article.

• Washington was distant from the public, and could seem aloof.
• Washington was shy in large groups and didn't like to speak in front of them, as evidenced by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
• Washington was self-conscious about his comparative lack of education to his peers in government leadership.
• Washington had a reserved personality and didn't freely share his ideas with his fellow leaders.

One of the article's central ideas is that Washington had personal traits, like discretion and modesty, that helped him in his role as president. How does the author introduce this as a central idea?

• by explaining why he did not personally campaign in public for the U.S. Constitution
• by explaining how he chose three personal advisers during his first term as president
• by stating that he had enormous personal popularity during his first term as president
• by stating that he was the first leader to have personal qualities that made him extraordinarily effective

According to the author, why did Washington choose to select the heads of his three Cabinet departments, which the Legislative could only approve or decline?

• Washington favored a weaker central government, as America had experienced under the Articles of Confederation and wanted to keep these powers for the president.
• Washington felt that his judgement would be better than that of the senators and representatives who could face political pressure.
• Washington was a very intelligent genius that felt he knew what was right for the nation.
• Washington wanted to assert executive authority and establish the precedent that the president would be independent of the Legislative Branch.

Which of these men was NOT a member of Washington's Cabinet during his first term as president?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Alexander Hamilton
• Henry Knox
• James Madison

According to the article, why did the three-man Cabinet that Washington established in his first term come apart in his second term?

• because two of the men decided to retire from public service
• because one of the men decided to join an opposing political party
• because one of the men opposed the president about going to war
• because two of the men had a conflict about economic policies

Which two leaders of Washington's Cabinet disagreed (some times violently) about matters surrounding the economy? Please select BOTH men.

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• Edmund Randolph
• Henry Knox
• James Madison

The emergence of what new form of political activity concerned Washington and adversely affected his second term as president from 1793-1796?

• the Bill of Rights
• political parties
• political dissent
• political campaigns

Which statement would be MOST accurate and important to include in a summary of the article?

• Washington was elected as the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention, despite his wishes.
• Washington was very popular, but his second term as president was less successful than his first.
• When Washington became president, he was known as a loner and too reserved to get along with people.
• When Washington's military command ended, he decided to settle into farming in the countryside.