Washington's Presidency

Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox an Randolph made up the Washington advisors, presidential advisors are also called...

• the cabinet

• the good ol' boys

• the judicial branch

• the Congress

When farmers in Western Pennsylvania started an uprising over the Whiskey Tax, Washington decided

• to lead 13,000 troops into the countryside to quell the rebellion

• that Hamilton was wrong about the tax and vetoed it

• to place larger tariffs on China

• to write to Daniel Shays to see what he might do

As part of his financial plan Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a

• standing army

• Marine Corps

• national bank

• plan to end slavery

A tax on imported goods is called a/an

• excise tax

• tariff

• progressive tax

• intermediary tax

Taxes on goods like tobacco or whiskey are also called

• excise taxes

• flat taxes

• estate taxes

• income taxes

In order to establish credit for the US, Hamilton suggested that the US should...

• assume the debts of the states

• create a national bank

• institute taxes to raise revenue

• all of these are true

A loose construction of the Constitution was favored by _____________.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Mason

• Samuel Adams

A strict construction of the Constitution was favored by _________________.

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Franklin Roosevelt

Who was the first Vice President?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove?

• Nothing

• The new government was strong enough to handle the issues facing the nation and the executive branch would enforce acts of Congress

• The Articles of Confederation needed to be revised and rewritten

• The Constitution was broken and would need to be reorganized