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Guided Reading and Review
The New Government
A. As You READ
Each of the following sentences contains one or more errors. As you read Section 4,
rewrite each sentence to make it correct.
1. President Washington chose Thomas Jefferson to be Attorney General and
Alexander Hamilton to head the Department of State.
2. Thomas Jefferson was a strict Federalist whose main concern was the central
government rather than individuals' rights.
3. Despite the adoption of the Constitution, the new nation remained unstable.
4. Washington soon lost popularity and was not reelected.
5. During its early years, the nation's capital was established in Boston.
6. Thomas Jefferson appointed Pierre-Charles L'Enfant to the commission formed
to survey the city that became the nation's capital.
B. REVIEWING KEY TERMS
Identify each of the following.
7. inauguration
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8. Cabinet
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9. domestic affairs
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10. administration
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11. precedent
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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided. (10 points each)
1. The Articles of Confederation created a
A. powerful President.
B. limited national government.
C. Supreme Court.
D. strong national government.
2. The Nationalists believed the United States
needed
A. a weaker national government.
B. stronger state governments.
C. a stronger national government.
D. a king.
3. Shays' Rebellion convinced many promi­
nent Americans that
A. rebellions were good for the country.
B. the Articles of Confederation were
working.
C. taxes should be lowered.
D. it was time to strengthen the national
government.
4. The Great Compromise resolved the issue
of
A. representation in the legislature.
B. the power of the executive branch.
C. the power of the Supreme Court.
D. who would be the first President.
s. In order to keep one branch of govern­
ment from becoming too powerful, the
Constitution called for
A. a veto of members of Congress.
B. a system of checks and balances.
C. the impeachment of the President.
D; a federal system of government.
6. The executive branch of the United States
government is led by the
A. House of Representatives.
B. President.
C. Senate.
D. Supreme Court.
7. The Federalists argued that the
Constitution
A. was a betrayal of the American
Revolution.
B. should be rejected by the states.
C. should be ratified by the states.
D. gave the President too much power.
8. The Bill of Rights was added to the
Constitution to
A. protect citizens' liberties.
B. make the Federalists happy.
C. strengthen the national government.
D. restrict personal freedom.
9. As
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President, Washington tried to
act like an ordinary citizen.
set good examples for future Presidents.
ignore the opinion of foreign leaders.
hire only close friends as advisors.
10. Which member of the first Cabinet
resigned and became a critic of
Washington?
A. Henry Knox
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Edmund Randolph
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