Topic 6-2 Name: ______________

I. (247) Washington Takes Office

a. GW took the oath of office as first ______________ of the USA – John Adams became _____ ____________
b. Washington knew his actions would set ___________________, or __________________, that would help
shape the nation’s future. GW set the standard for how _____ a president should serve and how the nation
should _________ to other nations
c. Congress set up three ______________ and two offices within the executive branch. GW chose __________
political figures to head them.
d. He picked Thomas ____________ (TJ) to head the ______ Department, which handles relations with other
_________. He named Alexander ____________ (AH) to manage the nation’s ________ at the Department
of ______________. Henry Knox was the choice to look after the nation’s ____________ as the secretary of
the Department of _____. To address the government’s _____ affairs, GW chose Edmund Randolph to be
_________ ___________.
e. Together, this group of top executive __________ formed what is called a _________
f. Congress was unsure how much ______ the president ought to have over the cabinet. Senators were
______ diided. VP John Adams broke the _____ - voted to allow the president the power to dismiss cabinet
officers without ________ approval.
g. Job of forming the nation’s ______ system. The __________ Act of 1789 allowed states to keep their own
laws and courts. The Constitution established the ____________ _________ as final authority
h. As protection from the powers of a strong national gov’t, many Americans wanted the Constitution to
include a bill of _________
i. James __________ (JM) introduced a set of ____________ during the first session of Congress. Congress
passed 12 amendments, and the states ratified ____ of them..
j. The Bill of Rights ________ the power of gov’t.