APUSH American History I - U3-11: Presidential Cabinet Question Preview (ID: 53515)


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Which of the following is in correct order from oldest to most recent
a) Jamestown Colony…..Plymouth Colony…..French Indian War…..American Revolution
b) Jamestown Colony…..Plymouth Colony…...American Revolution…...French Indian War
c) American Revolution…...French Indian War….Jamestown Colony…..Plymouth Colony
d) French Indian War…..American Revolution….Jamestown Colony…..Plymouth Colony

Who was NOT in George Washington’s Cabinet?
a) Alexander Hamilton
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Adams

What is the name for the president’s advisor?
a) Executive Branch
b) Cabinet
c) Drawer
d) Squad

True or False: The President is an expert of everything and does NOT need a cabinet to help him make decisions for the wide ranging issues in america.
a) True
b) Flase
c)
d)

Which of the following is a department in the executive branch?
a) Dept of Agriculture
b) Dept of Education
c) Dept of Transportation
d) All of the above

If the president is going to enact a policy dealing with nuclear power plants, which cabinet secretary would he speak to?
a) Dept of Agriculture
b) Dept of Education
c) Dept of Energy
d) Dept of Transportation

If the president is going to enact a policy dealing with the price of corn, which cabinet secretary would he speak to?
a) Dept of Agriculture
b) Dept of Education
c) Dept of Energy
d) Dept of Transportation

If the president is going to ask congress to declare war, which cabinet secretary would he speak to?
a) Dept of Education
b) Dept of Energy
c) Dept of Defense
d) Dept of Transportation

What made the cabinets of Washington and Lincoln successful?
a) They were civil and agreeable
b) They had similar viewpoints
c) They were rivals
d) They had similar educational backgrounds

What is the weakness of modern cabinets from FDR to Obama to Trump?
a) The have similar viewpoints
b) They were selected by corporations
c) They are products of the The Spoils System
d) All of the above

Which of the following is an example of having a Cabinet where everyone thinks the same, has similar ideological beliefs, and are agreeable?
a) A cabinet member questions the majority’s decision to go to war
b) A cabinet member second guesses the President’s decision to continue to fight unwinnable wars
c) A cabinet member approves unconstitutional drone strikes because the president and everyone else like the idea
d) Thomas Jefferson resigned from Washington’s Cabinet when Washington refused to assist allies

True or False: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were a part of George Washington’s cabinet, but they opposed each other on every single issue.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Buying and selling goods without government intervention, interference, or coercion?
a) Tariff
b) Monopoly
c) Free Trade
d) Mercantilism

A tax on importing goods
a) Tariff
b) Monopoly
c) Free Trade
d) Mercantilism

Which is NOT true
a) Hamilton supported Protective Tariffs
b) Jefferson believed in an industrial economy
c) Jefferson supported Free Trade
d) Hamilton believed in an industrial economy

Which is NOT a reason why Hamilton favored tariffs?
a) Taxes (tariffs) help the government raise money
b) Taxes on foreign goods encourage the purchase of domestic goods
c) Increasing the purchase of goods made in America will lead to industrial growth in america
d) Higher prices for consumers

True or False: When an activity is taxed, people will do it less
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

If Alexander Hamilton were alive today, which of the following would he favor?
a) Obama administration's nearly free trade with China
b) Trump administration’s protective tariffs against China
c) Free Trade with all nations
d) Moving American manufacturing and jobs to China

Why were Hamilton’s protective tariffs unfair?
a) American manufacturing jobs were lost
b) Farmers lost their jobs
c) South had to pay higher prices because of the tariffs and expensive american made products
d) The entire country industrialized

True or False: When America decreased purchases of British products, the British decreased purchases of agricultural goods from the South.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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