Chapter 7 - Lesson 1 - The First President

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  1. 1. What system of courts was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789?
  2. 2. What tradition did Washington establish by stepping down after two terms?
  3. 4. Who served as the first Secretary of State?
  4. 7. What department handles relations with foreign countries?
  5. 9. What economic plan proposed paying off state debts and creating a national bank?
  6. 11. What department was responsible for national defense in Washington’s presidency?
  7. 12. What document created the executive branch led by the president?
  8. 17. As a compromise with the Southern states, what city became the new capitol?
  9. 19. What financial institution held government funds and issued a national currency?
  10. 20. Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language.
  11. 21. Washington served only __________ as president.
  12. 22. What amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people?
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  1. 1. Who introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  2. 3. What department manages the nation’s money?
  3. 4. What law established the federal court system?
  4. 5. Who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
  5. 6. Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury?
  6. 8. What type of debt did the United States face after the Revolution?
  7. 10. What amendments protect individual freedoms and limit government power?
  8. 13. What is the highest court in the United States?
  9. 14. What taxes on imported goods were intended to protect American industries?
  10. 15. Who became the first president under the U.S. Constitution?
  11. 16. What group of advisers did Washington rely on for expert advice?
  12. 18. Under Hamilton's Plan the goal was to build national _____?