Ch. 7.1 Review

What is the Electoral College?

• A group of advisors to the president

• A ceremony to mark the beginning of something

• A group of people chosen by people in each state to choose the U.S. president and Vice President

• A group of people with the same general political opinions

What does the term "inauguration" mean?

• A group of advisors to the president

• A ceremony to mark the beginning of something

• A group of people with the same general political opinions

• To suggest something

Who was elected as President in February 1789?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

Where did George Washington travel for his inauguration in April 1789?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Boston

• Washington, D.C.

What is the role of the President's Cabinet?

• To choose the U.S. president

• To advise the president

• To mark the beginning of something

• To suggest new laws

What did Alexander Hamilton support?

• A powerful central government

• An economy based on farming

• A strong national government and an economy based on trade and industry

• A weak national government

What were Alexander Hamilton's followers called?

• Democrat-Republicans

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Loyalists

What did Thomas Jefferson believe about the central government?

• It should be powerful

• It might take away people's rights

• It should focus on trade and industry

• It should be weak

What were Thomas Jefferson's followers called?

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Democrat-Republicans

• Whigs

Where did George Washington choose the capital's location to be?

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• Potomac River

• Ohio River