3.2.1e | Flashcardizz: Washington's Presidency

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What is a precedent?

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an example for people to follow in similar situations in the future

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Which action did President Washington warn against taking in the future?
Options:
Decreasing taxes,
Forming permanent alliances,
Abolishing slavery,
Expanding the federal budget

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Forming permanent alliances

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The first political parties developed as a result of disagreements between: Members of Washington's Cabinet

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Members of Washington's Cabinet

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Why did President Washington create the Cabinet?

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To provide advice and help him carry out decisions

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Which of these policies did Democratic-Republicans support?
- paying off the national debt
- Establishing a national income tax
- Removing property qualifications for voting
- Building military bases in every state

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Removing property qualifications for voting

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Which precedent was set by President Washington?

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Delivering a farewell address

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Which policy did the Federalist Party support? Options: Supporting France in its conflict against Britain, Providing loans to small farmers, Taxing the profits of investors, Building a national transportation system

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Building a national transportation system

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Who had the greatest influence over the policies of the Washington Administration?

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Alexander Hamilton

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Which did George Washington oppose? Options: paying off states' debts, political parties, moving the capital, the Bill of Rights

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political parties

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How did Hamilton address the issue of debt from the Revolutionary War? Options: states could postpone payment, federal government penalized states for not paying, federal government took over the states' debts, states only had to pay debts after 1800

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federal government took over the states' debts