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WorksheetsLaunching the Nation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was unaminously chosen as the first president of the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
John Jay
2.
How many electoral votes must a candidate earn to become POTUS?
a)
270
b)
538
c)
200
d)
50
3.
The bigger the ___________________ of a state the more electoral votes a state receives.
a)
trees
b)
land
c)
population
d)
ceiling fans
4.
What was not one of the main economical differences between Hamilton and Jefferson?
a)
Tariffs
b)
Bonds
c)
War
d)
National Bank
5.
Which process decides who becomes POTUS?
a)
Electoral College process
b)
State primaries
c)
Cabinet selection process
d)
The Winner-Take-All process
6.
What almost led the United States to the brink of war with France?
a)
Alien Act
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Sedition Acts
d)
Kentucky Resolution
7.
The term for people who think that the federal government should do only what the Constitution specifically says it can do
a)
Federalists
b)
Loose Constructionist
c)
Strict Consturctionists
d)
Democrats
8.
What was not one of the three main ideas that was stated in George Washington's Farewell Address
a)
Political parties
b)
Alliances with foreign countries
c)
Military spending
d)
National debt
9.
Who supported the National Bank?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
10.
What is an action or decision that later serves as an example?
a)
Original Ruling
b)
Landmark decision
c)
Precedent
d)
First action
11.
What piece of legislation gave the United States claim to most Indian lands in the Northwest Territory?
a)
Jay's Treaty
b)
Little Turtle Proclamation
c)
Pinckey's Treaty
d)
Treaty of Greenville
12.
Which treaty settled disputes that had arisen between the United States and Great Britain in the early 1790s?
a)
Pinckney's Treaty
b)
Neutrality Proclamation
c)
Jay's Treaty
d)
Treaty of Greenville
13.
Who was the second president of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Jay
d)
John Adams
14.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions challenged that the Alien and Sedition act were what?
a)
Unfair towards Federalists
b)
Unconstitutional
c)
Reserved for state powers
d)
Federal government was too strong
15.
Who was the second vice president of the United States?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Jay
d)
James Madison
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