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Chap.8 Sec.1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did George Washington take the oath of office?

a)

1777

b)

1787

c)

1788

d)

1789

2.

What are the three things that made Washington feel anxious about his first term as President?

a)

The country was divided on many issues, His actions would set a precedent, His political party did not have control of the Senate.

b)

The country was divided on many issues, His actions would set a precedent, The new nation depended on him.

c)

The country was divided on many issues, His actions would set a precedent, He had to move to Boston.

d)

The country was divided on many issues, His actions would set a precedent, His cabinet was not fully supportive of him.

3.

The first job of the President and Congress was to do what?

a)

Pass Bills and sign them in to law.

b)

Establish a new Constitution.

c)

Put in a working Government.

d)

Build a new capital

4.

Who was the first secretary of war

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Edmund Randolph

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Henry Knox

5.

Who was the first secretary of State?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Edmund Randolph

6.

Who was the first secretary of Treasury?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Edmund Randolph

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Thomas Jefferson

7.

Who was the first Attorney General?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Edmund Randolph

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Thomas Jefferson

8.

What are the three levels of the judiciary system?

a)

Supreme Court, Circuit Court, Local Court.

b)

Supreme Court, Circuit Court, County Courts.

c)

Supreme Court, District Court, County Courts

d)

Supreme Court, Circuit Court, District Courts.

9.

Why did America have debt?

a)

Paying for the new capital

b)

Paying for new roads across the Ohio river valley.

c)

Paying for the American Revolution War.

d)

Paying for Washington's expensive inauguration.

10.

What is a Speculator?

a)

contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution

b)

a tax on imported goods

c)

an example to be followed by others in the future

d)

a person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

11.

What were the three points of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan?

a)

Create a national bank, pay all French owned debt, and impose a tax on whiskey.

b)

Pay all federal and state debts, Create a national bank, Impose a high tax on imported goods.

c)

Impose a tax on whiskey, Create a national bank, Pay all national debt.

d)

Pay all national debt, Create a national bank, and impose a travel ban to the U.K.

12.

Who opposed Hamilton’s plan?

a)

The federalists

b)

The Northers

c)

The Democratic Republican Party

d)

The South

13.

How did Hamilton and his opposition reach a compromise?

a)

He brought industry to the South

b)

He moved the capital to the North

c)

He brought investors to the South

d)

He moved the capital to the South.

14.

What did opponents of the National bank say about the creation of the national bank?

a)

It cost to much money

b)

It cause too many taxes on the American people.

c)

It was constitutional

d)

It was unconstitutional

15.

What did the whiskey tax create?

a)

Happy Americans

b)

Sad Americans

c)

A Rebellion

d)

American was ok with it

16.

a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office

a)

Election

b)

Conformation hearing

c)

Inauguration

17.

an example to be followed by others in the future

a)

Speculator

b)

Bond

c)

Precedent

18.

a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest

a)

Paper money

b)

Coined money

c)

Bond

d)

Speculator

19.

a person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

a)

Bonds

b)

Banker

c)

Speculator

d)

Tariff

20.

contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution

a)

Constitutional

b)

Unconstitutional

21.

a tax on imported goods

a)

Speculator

b)

Bonds

c)

Tariff