Washington's presidency: the first cabinet, Hamilton's plan and the first political parties

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In Bo's chain, when did Washington take office?

   • 1796, when he chose to leave
   • July 4, 1776
   • 1791
   • April 30, 1789
3. 2.

   Which department did Hamilton lead, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Treasury
   • War
   • Justice
   • State, which Jefferson led
4. 3.

   Which effect in the chain was not intended, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Parties started to form
   • Washington took office
   • Congress created departments
   • The first cabinet was set up
5. 4.

   What happened right after Congress created the departments, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The Bill of Rights was ratified
   • Washington picked the first cabinet
   • Parties started to form
   • Washington took office
6. 5.

   Noah reads the word cabinet. What is it here?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A political party that wins elections
   • A piece of furniture in the Capitol
   • A court
   • The President's top advisers
7. 6.

   Pia reads the words political party. What do they mean here?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The President's advisers who lead departments
   • A celebration
   • A department
   • A group that works to win elections
8. 7.

   How many advisers made up the first cabinet, by the chain, Ren asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 5
   • 3, the number of departments
   • 4
   • 13
9. 8.

   Why might cabinet members have disagreed, Tala asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • They had different ideas about government
   • They agreed about each plan
   • The Constitution told them to
   • They lived in different countries
10. 9.

    Why are parties called an effect no one planned, by the note, Zee asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Parties are illegal
    • Washington founded a party
    • The Constitution created two parties
    • The Constitution does not mention them
11. 10.

    Which sentence about the chain is careful, Ari asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Parties were in the Constitution
    • Each effect was planned by Washington
    • Some effects were planned and some were not
    • Nothing happened in 1789