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Washington’s Presidency Answers

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What is the purpose of the cabinet?

A
to sign bills into law
B
to review whether laws are constitutional
C
to advise the president on important issues
D
to command the military
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Why did Hamilton want the federal government to assume the states’ debts?

A
He wanted to make the national debt larger in the end.
B
He was required to do so by the Constitution.
C
He wanted to increase the influence of the federal government.
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Hamilton wanted the new nation to rely less on .

A
crop yield
B
enslaved labor
C
trade laws
4

Opponents to Hamilton's plan wanted to maintain .

A
an agrarian economy
B
a factory-based economy
C
an economy free of slavery
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Why did Washington try to keep the United States neutral in foreign policy?

A
He believed that the United States was so strong that it did not need foreign allies.
B
He wanted to keep the United States from getting involved in foreign wars until it grew stronger.
C
He considered both England and France to be enemies of the United States and refused to be either’s ally.
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In 1790, the amount of debt owed by state governments was

A
greater than the amount of debt owed by the federal government.
B
less than one-quarter of the total debt owed.
C
about one- third of the total debt owed.
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Why did Hamilton want the federal government to pay off its entire debt?

A
He did not think it was a large amount of money, and the US was wealthy.
B
He wanted to increase confidence in the US government.
C
He wanted an excuse to raise new taxes.
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Hamilton wanted to pay for his debt plan by .

A
taxing imports
B
taxing exports
C
printing money
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In Jefferson’s strict-construction view, the federal government had

A
only those powers that are specifically named in the Constitution.
B
whatever powers it needed to carry out the duties listed in the Constitution.
C
whatever powers Congress chose to pass into law.
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Read the statements below about the beliefs of Hamilton and Jefferson and the two political parties that were created based on their ideas. Check all that are correct.

A
Hamilton’s supporters created the Democratic-Republican Party.
B
Jefferson wanted the power of the federal government to be limited.
C
Hamilton was a believer in loose construction.
D
The Democratic-Republicans wanted a stronger central government.
E
Jefferson favored manufacturing and trade.
F
Hamilton favored Great Britain over France.
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Some states that had opposed Hamilton’s debt plan.

A
high debts
B
little debt
C
state banks
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Hamilton’s loose-construction view gave the federal government

A
less power than Jefferson’s view gave it.
B
more power than Jefferson’s view gave it.
C
the same amount of power that Jefferson’s view gave it.

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