U.S. Presidential History and Cabinet Roles

Which of the following best describes the map pictured.

• A map of the electoral college that shows a tie between Adams & Washington

• A map of the electoral college that shows that George Washington won.

• A map of the states that first ratified the U.S. Constitution.

• A map of the places the British conquered after the Quasi War..

Match the following cabinet position under George Washington's first presidency.

• Attorney General

• Edmund Randolph

• Secretary of War

• Henry Knox

• Secretary of Treasury

• Alexander Hamilton

• Secretary of State

• Thomas Jefferson

This was a group of advisors Washington created as President to help him run the Executive Branch:

• The Congress

• The Legislatives

• The Cabinet

• The Round Housers

How was the vice president chosen under the original Constitution?

• The president appointed the vice president

• State governors voted on the vice president

• The runner-up in the election became vice president

• Congress selected the vice president by ballot

Why did citizens place so much hope in Washington’s presidency?

• They expected him to rewrite the Constitution

• They wanted him to make the new government work

• They hoped he would weaken the national government

• DThey thought he would avoid all political disputes

What major problem did the United States face after the Revolution?

• A shortage of foreign diplomats
  

• A massive amount of war debt

• A lack of state governments

• A collapse of the court system

The debate between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans over the National Bank centered on:

• Whether the bank could print new money

• Whether the Constitution allowed a national bank

• Whether the bank should replace all state banks

• Whether foreign nations would run the bank

Federalists supported the National Bank because:

• They believed the Constitution allowed flexible powers

• 
  They wanted fewer financial institutions
  

• 
  They opposed Hamilton’s entire financial plan
  

• They preferred banks controlled by each state

Democratic-Republicans opposed the National Bank because:

• They thought it would only help farmers

• 
  They believed it gave states too much authority
  

• They claimed it was not listed directly in the Constitution

• They wanted every state to print its own money

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Federalists

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(b) Democratic-Republicans

• Thomas Jefferson

• Favored Britain

• Federal Power

• State Power

• Favored France

• Strict Constructionists

• Loose Constructionists

• Alexander Hamilton