Form 9: The First Executive Departments & Cabinet Roles Exercise

Form 9: The First Executive Departments & Cabinet Roles

4 views 0 saves EN
Send as Assignment
Form 9: The First Executive Departments & Cabinet Roles

Study the creation of the first executive departments and the essential roles assigned to cabinet members.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which three executive departments were established by Congress in 1789?

  2. MultiChoice

    What precedent was established regarding the President's power over Cabinet officers?

  3. MultiChoice

    Who was appointed as Postmaster General under Washington's administration?

  4. MultiChoice

    When did Washington hold his first formal full Cabinet meeting with all department heads?

  5. MultiChoice

    What was the main role assigned to Attorney General Edmund Randolph?

  6. MultiChoice

    What primary duty fell under Secretary of War Henry Knox?

  7. MultiChoice

    Why did Washington shift from written consultations to group cabinet meetings?

  8. MultiChoice

    What authority did Cabinet votes carry during Washington's presidency?

  9. MultiChoice

    What was the significance of Washington's institutionalization of executive departments?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which constitutional clause provided the foundation for executive departments?

  11. MultiChoice

    Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State in 1794?

  12. MultiChoice

    Who succeeded Alexander Hamilton as Treasury Secretary in 1795?