Unit 1: Ch. 3 Vocabulary

When George Washington was selected as president, he had a ceremony to start his term. The presidential _________ started with the new president's speech.

• inauguration

• oath of office

• resignation

George Washington also took the ______ to promise to do the job to the best of his ability and fulfill all responsibilities of the job.

• inauguration

• oath of office

• resignation

After being president for 8 years, George Washington was tired and was ready to turn in his _______. He would step down or leave his job as president of the United States.

• inauguration

• oath of office

• resignation

George Washington did not want to become involved with other countries' wars. He wanted the United States to stay ______.

• precedent

• involved

• neutral

Since George Washington was the first president, he set many examples for how things would be done in government. When you set an example for future actions or decisions, you are setting a ______.

• resignation

• inauguration

• precedent