Mr. Raymond Federalist Era pt 1

When was George Washington sworn in as the first president of the United States?

• March 4, 1789

• April 30, 1789

• July 4, 1776

• September 17, 1787

What is the main role of the President's Cabinet?

• To write new laws for Congress

• To advise the President

• To lead the military in times of war

• To decide if laws are fair

What was Alexander Hamilton's main idea for dealing with the war debts owed by the nation and the states?

• To make each state pay only its own debt

• To ask other countries to pay America's debts

• To have the national government take on all the states' debts

• To ignore the debts and start fresh

Why were Southern states upset about Hamilton's plan for the national government to take on state debts?

• They thought the national government would become too powerful

• They had already paid off their own war debts

• They wanted to keep their own money systems

• They believed the plan would only help Northern states

Why did Alexander Hamilton want to create a national bank?

• To print money for each individual state

• To help states collect their own taxes

• To hold government money, pay debts, and issue one national currency

• To lend money to other countries

What allows the government to do things not directly written in the Constitution, like creating a national bank?

• Expressed powers

• Reserved powers

• Implied powers

• Concurrent powers

What is a tax on goods brought into a country, used to raise money and protect local businesses?

• Income tax

• Sales tax

• Tariff

• Property tax

Why did Southern states not like tariffs?

• They wanted to sell more goods to other countries.

• They had many factories and didn't need protection.

• They wanted to buy cheaper goods from Europe.

• They thought tariffs were unconstitutional.

Why did Hamilton propose an "excise tax" on whiskey?

• To make whiskey more expensive for everyone.

• To pay off the national debt, as tariffs weren't enough.

• To stop farmers from making their own alcohol.

• To encourage people to drink less whiskey.

What did President Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion show about the new government?

• It was weak and couldn't enforce laws.

• It was strong and would use force if needed.

• It preferred to negotiate with protestors.

• It only cared about the wealthy farmers.