2.04 Quiz Growing In Power

Question: Which department was part of President George Washington’s original cabinet?

Answer: Department of the Treasury

Question: What is an example of a right or freedom guaranteed by the Constitution included in the Bill of Rights?

Answer: the freedom to practice the religion of your choice

Question: What is one reason that political parties developed during Washington’s administration despite Washington’s opposition to them?

Answer: Leaders had clear differences of opinion about federal and state power.

Question: Which two states donated land for the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia?

Answer: Virginia and Maryland

Question: What was Alexander Hamilton’s vision for the United States?

Answer: an economic powerhouse that rivaled Britain

Question: What was a point that Washington stressed in his farewell address?

Answer: Federal unity is important.

Question: What was one change that was taking place in the United States in the late 1700s?

Answer: People were moving west to settle new lands.

Question: Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the future of the United States?

Answer: It doubled the size of the country and encouraged farming and commerce in the West.

Question: How did the role of the Supreme Court change during John Marshall’s tenure as chief justice?

Answer: The Supreme Court began ruling whether state or federal actions were constitutional.