Worksheets5.1 Washington's Presidency
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 10mins
President George Washington set an important precedent by
issuing the first pocket veto of proposed legislation.
not seeking reelection after two terms as president.
establishing the annual State of the Union address.
recognizing Washington, DC, as the nation's capital.
Which of the following belongs in the empty box?FGH
States ratify the Constitution 3/4 majority
JTemperance movement gains momentum
Tension between states increases due to tarriffs
Federal government asserts authority through the use of troops
How did President Washington manage the issue of defining authority in the central government?ABCD
He used a presidential executive order to create the judicial branch.
He established a cabinet of officers to lead parts of the government.
He pushed Congress to pass an import tax to fund salaries for federal officials.
He set up two political parties to compete for powerful position in government.
Which warning in Washington’s Farewell Address influenced presidents throughout the 19th century?
avoiding alliances with foreign nations
keeping close relations with Great Britain
establishing a large, national military force
reducing taxes on American commerce and industry
Which action completes this diagram?
oversee state government agencies
establish a national bank
regulate the creation of new businesses
eliminate protective tariffs
Thomas Jefferson believed in the following?
lower class men within an agrarian society
a national bank for Upper Class society
the need for political parties
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the —
principle of judicial review
federal court system.
organization of how the justices decide on cases
educational requirements for federal judges.
A primary goal of President Washington’s foreign policy was —
supporting world merchants
alliances.
consolidating debts
neutrality.
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.—But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.—The disorders and miseries, which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an Individual; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
—George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
Which issue did Washington describe as a threat to democracy in his Farewell Address?
the decision of Loyalists that maintained allegiance to the British king
the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution
the division of government power into political parties
the election of a dictator who would eliminate checks on power
