History Quiz chapter 9

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The president, vice president, and the president’s cabinet.

Question 2

What did the first cabinet consist of?

Answer 2

three department heads, the attorney general, and postmaster general

Question 3

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

Answer 3

The ability to dismiss the cabinet without Senate approval

Question 4

What were the two methods of running the judicial court system?

Answer 4

State courts or a national court system

Question 5

What was the purpose of a Bill of rights

Answer 5

to protect individual liberties

Question 6

Did Washington and Congress disagree on how to set up a n effective government?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Who was the secretary of treasury

Answer 7

Alexander Hamilton

Question 8

What did the new United States need money for?

Answer 8

Running the government, industrial development, and commercial activity.

Question 9

What was one result of the compromise on Hamilton’s plan to pay off bonds issued during the American Revolution?

Answer 9

the nation’s capital was located in the South

Question 10

Did Madison and Jefferson support the idea of a national bank?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

What caused the Whiskey rebellion

Answer 11

Pennsylvania farmers were upset about a tax on whiskey

Question 12

Why did George Washington sign treaties with Native Americans?

Answer 12

To lesson the effect of British and Spanish influence on them

Question 13

What is Little Turtle, chief of the Miami people, famous for?

Answer 13

defeating United States troops led by General St. Clair

Question 14

Under which treaty did native americans surrender the land that is now known as ohio

Answer 14

The Treaty of Greenville

Question 15

Why did George Washington proclaim neutrality for the United States?

Answer 15

to keep out of the war between Britain and France

Question 16

How did the british use impressment

Answer 16

They captured americans on boats trading with the french and forced them into the british military

Question 17

Jay’s treaty said that the british would do what?

Answer 17

The would leave american soil

Question 18

Was Jay’s treaty approved by the public

Answer 18

generally no

Question 19

Which treaty resulted from Spanish fears that the United States and Great Britain would work against them in North America?

Answer 19

Pinckney’s Treaty

Question 20

What did Washington warn against in his farewell address

Answer 20

he warned against political parties and involvement in foreign affairs.

Question 21

How did most americans view political parties?

Answer 21

They viewed them as harmful

Question 22

Did Hamilton and Jefferson oppose each other often?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

What type of reading of the constitution did Madison and Jefferson believe in?

Answer 23

They believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution

Question 24

Who did the federalists believe should hold office?

Answer 24

Educated, wealthier men

Question 25

Which best describes the Republican beliefs about government?

Answer 25

They feared a strong central government controlled by a few.

Question 26

How did hamilton believe the government should act

Answer 26

He believed that it should do what is necessary to govern appropriately, even if the actions weren’t mentioned in the constitution.

Question 27

What was a first in the presidential election of 1796

Answer 27

Party caucuses

Question 28

What does XYZ in XYZ affair refer to?

Answer 28

It refers to french agents, who were named as X, Y, and Z

Question 29

What does the principle of states’ rights state?

Answer 29

It stated that the powers of the federal government should be limited to those clearly assigned to it by the Constitution.