Chapter 7.1

Question 1

Each member of the electoral college wrote how many names on the ballot

Answer 1

2 names

Question 2

The top vote getter would be president _________and the runner up was Vice President________

Answer 2

Washington; Adams

Question 3

What was there not during when Washington was elected president

Answer 3

No political parties

Question 4

What did the congress agree to call the president

Answer 4

Mr. President

Question 5

What was one of the first issues congress dealt with

Answer 5

Creation of Supreme Court

Question 6

Federal judiciary act created(4)

Answer 6

Created Supreme Court, 6 member supreme court(1 justice and 5 associate), Chief Justice, lower federal courts

Question 7

Who was the first Chief Justice of the US

Answer 7

John jay who was a New York lawyer

Question 8

What were washingtons 4 cabinets

Answer 8

War department, state department, treasury department, and attorney general

Question 9

War department

Answer 9

Henry Knox was the first Secretary of War who oversees the nations defense

Question 10

State department

Answer 10

Headed by Jefferson who was the first Secretary of State who managed relations between the US and other countries

Question 11

Treasury department

Answer 11

Headed by Hammilton who was the first secretary of the treasury and managed the governments money

Question 12

Attorney general

Answer 12

Edmund Randolph was they first attorney general who would advise the government on legal matters

Question 13

Which two people could not stand eachother

Answer 13

Hammilton and Jefferson

Question 14

What were the 3 parts to hammiltons plan

Answer 14

Pay off all war debt, raise government revenues, and create a national bank

Question 15

What did hammiltons first part to his plan about paying off all war debt say

Answer 15

Necessary in order to gain respect around the world. If they didn’t pay it back , they would receive loans from anyone else. The south opposed this because many states already paid off their debt

Question 16

What was the compromise in hammiltons plan to pay off all war debt

Answer 16

The south would agree to this plan if the capital was moved to the south (between Maryland and Virginia and on the Potomac River)- Washington DC

Question 17

What did the second part to hammiltons plan about raising government rebukes say

Answer 17

Tarifs- Hammilton wanted to tax the most used products to make sure revenue was coming in.

Question 18

What did the 3rd part to hammiltons plan day about creating a national bank

Answer 18

Most debated part. He thought a bank was needed to make loans to businesses and the government and this could make money

Question 19

When did political parties form

Answer 19

When people started interpreting the consitution

Question 20

Those who wanted a strict interpretation believed in

Answer 20

Limited government

Question 21

Who wanted a strict interpretation of the constitution

Answer 21

Jefferson and Madison

Question 22

What did Jefferson and Madison think

Answer 22

If the consitution doesn’t say it, u can’t do it

Question 23

Who wanted a loose interpretation of the consitution

Answer 23

Hammilton

Question 24

What did Hammilton believe

Answer 24

The consitution was flexible and could be interpreted in many ways

Question 25

Who did Washington agree with

Answer 25

Hammilton and a national bank was created in 1791

Question 26

Washington became the first us president in 1789 by a unanimous decision of the

Answer 26

Electoral college