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Early Presidents

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did George Washington plan to do after the Revolutionary War?

a)

To start another war

b)

take a trip

c)

Return home to Mount Vernon

d)

He did not know

2.

Whom is referred to as the "Father of his Country?"

a)

George Washington

b)

God

c)

King George III

d)

Ben Franklin

3.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

executive, judicial, legislative

b)

cabinet, legislative, treasury

c)

judicial, Supreme Court, executive

d)

war department

4.

To ratify something is to...

a)

deny it

b)

to approve

c)

the act of stepping down

d)

elect representatives

5.

A republic is....

a)

a promise made by a gov't official

b)

free country

c)

a gov't in which people elect representatives to rule

d)

an island

6.

What precedent did Congress establish about how the president would be addressed?

a)

"King George"

b)

"Your Majesty"

c)

"Mr. President"

d)

Principal George

7.

What did Jefferson want for the United States?

a)

small central gov't., nation of farmers, and small businesses

b)

large cities

c)

booming economy

d)

strong central gov't.

8.

What did Hamilton want for the U.S.?

a)

small towns

b)

farmland

c)

Diverse economy, large cities, strong central gov't.

d)

weak government

9.

Who became president after George Washington?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams

10.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution which list specific rights that must be protected is

(a)