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1789 - 1800 us government

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the three branches of our government?

a)

executive, legislative, judicial

b)

local, state, federal

c)

county, state, country

2.

How can we promise to be loyal the the United States?

a)

Visit the Lincoln Memorial

b)

Ring the Liberty Bell

c)

Say the Pledge of Allegiance

d)

Sing the Star Spangled Banner

3.

Our rights as US citizens are written in which of these documents?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Bill of Rights in the Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Gettysburg Address

4.

Which of these are American symbols?

a)

The Liberty Bell

b)

The American Flag

c)

The Statue of Liberty

d)

All of the above

5.
Which one of these is a precedent set by George Washington?
a)
Serving three terms in office
b)
Developing Veto Power
c)
Setting up a cabinet
d)
Banning political parties
6.

The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA and is still on the $10 bill, who is he?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams

7.

What two men in Washington's cabinet never got along and ended up creating America's first political parties?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

b)

John Adams and Alexander Hamilton

c)

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

d)

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

8.
A tariff is:
a)
an illegal act of smuggling
b)
an illegal act of smuggling
c)
a tax on imports
d)
a tax on tea
9.
When George was young, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards, and _______.
a)
swimming
b)
riding horses
10.

In 1775, he became Commander in Chief of the __________.

a)

Jacobin society

b)

Continental Army

c)

Royal Mounted Canadian Police.

d)

Army of Brazil

11.
When Gen. Cornwallis surrendered to G. Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, it ended the __________.
a)
World War
b)
Revolutionary War
12.
Washington won many battles for his country and became a __________.
a)
winner
b)
hero
13.

What is the job of the Supreme Court?

a)

To elect the President

b)

To make new laws

c)

To decide if laws agree with our Constitution

d)

To pay taxes

14.

Who was the second president

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

15.

who was the first to live in the white house

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

16.

What year did John Adams become president

a)

1797

b)

1794

c)

1876

d)

1789