Washington & Jefferson Presidency Quiz
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 215
This quiz covers Chapter 9, Section 1 and Chapter 10, Section 1.
Questions and Answers
- 1.When was Washington inaugurated as President of the United States?
- A.
April 30, 1789
- B.
January 30, 1789
- C.
April 30, 1788
- D.
January 30, 1788
- 2.Congress passed this law which gave the Supreme Court six members and provided for lower federal courts.
- 3.Who become the first Supreme Court Chief Justice?
- A.
Alexander Hamilton
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
John Jay
- D.
Henry Knox
- 4.The first head of the Treasury Department was _____________.
- 5.All but which answer were a part of Hamilton's Proposal to Congress in 1790?
- A.
Paying off federal war debt.
- B.
Creating a national bank.
- C.
Raising government revenues.
- D.
Adding the postmaster general to the cabinet.
- 6.What were the two parties created by the two party system?
- 7.Jefferson wanted to do which of the following?
- A.
Heal political wounds.
- B.
Have a large federal government.
- C.
Increase the number of federal employees.
- D.
Increase public debt owed to the government.
- 8.Radicals are___________.
- 9.The court decision in Marbury vs. Madison did what?
- A.
Lessoned the checks and balances system.
- B.
Upheld judicial review.
- C.
Removed one branch of the government.
- D.
Increased the number of Supreme Court justices.
- 10.The problem that had to be addressed by Congress with the election of 1800 was ___________.
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