Ch. 6 Lesson 1 The First President

Who was the nation's first vice president?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Samuel Adams

What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

• freedom of speech

• freedom to ban the press

• right to own a home

• right to refuse to pay taxes

Who was the first chief justice of the United States?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• John Adams

• John Jay

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?

• congressional law system

• federal court system

• international court system

• stack court system

To help build a strong national economy, what did Hamilton ask Congress to create?

• a national bank

• the stock market

• trade tariffs

• Washington, D.C.

Match the following

• something that becomes an example for others to follow

• precedent

• What act of Congress established a federal court system

• speculator

• The first leader of the Department of State

• Thomas Jefferson

• within the Executive Branch; the three department and the attorney general are the

• Judiciary Act of 1789

• people who risk money in hopes of making a large profit

• cabinet