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WorksheetsThe First President
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the nation's first vice-president?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Samuel Adams
2.
What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
freedom to ban the press
c)
right to own a home
d)
right to refuse to pay taxes
3.
Who was the first chief justice of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
John Jay
4.
To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?
a)
a national bank
b)
the stock market
c)
trade tariffs
d)
Washington, D.C.
5.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?
a)
congressional law system
b)
federal court system
c)
international court system
d)
stack court system
6.
What is a precedent?
a)
a tradition
b)
a gift
c)
a good ending to a story
d)
the beginning of time
7.
Within the executive branch, what did the three department heads and the attorney general come to be known as?
a)
the Supreme Court
b)
the head honchos
c)
the cabinet
d)
the executive board
8.
Who was the first leader of the new Department of State?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
What act of Congress established a federal court system?
a)
The Tertiary Act
b)
the Supreme Court act
c)
the Judiciary Act of 1789
d)
"The Act that Wasn't"
10.
What is a speculator?
a)
a person who risks money to make a profit
b)
a person who explores new territories for riches
c)
a person who gains much land through political gain
a person who acquires much land for settlers
d)
a person who thinks about things a certain way
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