lesson 1 the first president

1.What did the executive branch of government consist of when it was set up in 1789?

• the Senate and House of Representatives

• 1.  

     the Supreme Court and federal district and circuit courts

      

• 1. the president, vice president, and the president's cabinet

      

• 1. a national bank under the Department of the Treasury

2.The first _____ consisted of three department heads, the attorney general, and the postmaster general.

• Congress

   

• State Department

   

• cabinet

   

• judiciary

3.Which power given to the president by Congress established the president’s authority over the executive branch?

• the ability to appoint cabinet members

   

• the ability to appoint the executive branch members

   

• the ability to dismiss senators and representatives

   

• the ability to dismiss cabinet officers without Senate approval

4.Disagreements arose in Congress between those favoring a(n) _____ national legal system and those who wanted to keep state courts.

• uniform

   

• judiciary

   

• attorney general

   

• Supreme Court

5.Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• to protect individual liberties

• to protect the government

   

• to satisfy Southern states

• to satisfy Northern states

6.President Washington focused on _____ and military matters.

• economic policies

   

• suggesting new laws to Congress

   

• raising the federal debt limit

   

• foreign affairs

• 7.The first secretary of the treasury was_____.

  1.  

• 1. James Madison

• 1. Alexander Hamilton

      

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

• 1. John Jay

• 8.Why did the United States face serious financial trouble in its early years?

  1.  

• 1. Each state had a different currency.

      

• 1. The government needed to pay back the money it had borrowed to pay for the Revolution.

      

• 1. There was a recession.

• 1. Congress would not vote to raise the federal debt limit.

• 9.James Madison and Thomas Jefferson opposed the establishment of a national bank because _____.

  1.  

• 1. They feared bank robbers.

      

• 1. They believed the Constitution did not give Congress the power to create a bank.

      

• 1. They were against raising taxes.

      

• 1. They did not think people would want to keep their money in a bank.