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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why was washington reluctant to become president | he was concerned abou his age and lac of political interest |
| why did americans believe him to be the best candidate | his honesty and patriotism |
| how was the winner of the presidental election determined | electoral college |
| who was washington vice president | john adams |
| what did washington feel his challenge as to be president | to render survice in my country iin obedience to its calls |
| what was the republican motherhood | the idea that the woman played an important roll in teaching their students to be good citizens |
| how many people populated the US in 1790 and where did most of them live | 4 milion the countryside |
| name the countries 2 cties with over 25,000 people | new york and philladelphia |
| wich city served as the nations capital | new york |
| what were concerns of merchants at this time | simpler trade laws to protect them from forein countries |
| list washingtons cabinet members and their titles | alexander hamilton sec. of treas. thomas jefferson sec. of state henry knox sec. of war samuel ozgood post master general |
| describe the different levels of the federal court | lower level - district court middle level - appeals court review decisions of district courts top level - supreme court |
| who was the first cheif justice | john jay (the leader of the supreme court) |
| who was the first attorny general | edmund randolph |
| heads of the executive departments who advise the pres. | cabinet |
| needed because the constitution didnt tell them how to put it together | judicary act |
| the amount of money owed by the USA to various creditors | national debt |
| certificates that represent money owed by the gov. to primary cit. | bonds |
| investors who buy items at low prices of forien products in order to protect domestic products | protective tarrif |
| way of interpereting the con. that allows the federal gov. to take only the actions the con. specifically says it can take | strict construction |
| way of interperetig allows the federal gov. to take actions that the con. does not specifically forbid it from taking | loose construction |
| national bank chatered by congress to provide sec. for the US econ omy | bank of the USA |