Quizizz: The Federalist Era - Lesson 1: The First President

What did the executive branch of government consist of when it was set up in 1789?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Supreme Court and federal district and circuit courts

• president, vice president, and the president's cabinet

• a national bank under the Department of the Treasury

The first cabinet consisted of three department heads, the attorney general, and the postmaster general.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Which power given to the president by Congress established the president's authority over the executive branch?

• the ability to appoint cabinet members

• the ability to appoint the executive branch members

• the ability to dismiss senators and representatives

• the ability to dismiss cabinet officers without Senate approval

Disagreements arose between those favoring a uniform national legal system and those favoring state courts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.SL.8.3

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to protect individual liberties

• to protect the government

• to satisfy Southern states

• to satisfy Northern states

President Washington had many conflicts with Congress over how to set up an effective government.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The secretary of the treasury was __________.

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay

The new United States needed a way to borrow money for its government, its industrial development, and its commercial activity.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.8.1

What was one result of the compromise on Hamilton's plan to pay off bonds issued during the American Revolution?

• removal of trade barriers

• the nation's capital was located in the South

• protests by the Federalists

• reduced taxes in the North

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CCSS.RI.8.3

Madison and Jefferson supported the establishment of the Bank of the United States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.8.1