Question

How did George Washington shape the executive branch?

a by appointing members to the first cabinet
b by directing the Senate to create a military
c by asking permission to form executive agencies
d by declaring the nation’s first war against another country

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A.

Explanation: Washington knew that its actions could set precedents for its successors. This was especially so because the United States Constitution assigned the empowered Executive Branch, but did not specify many details of how it works.

Washington believed that it was important to make the presidency strong or sufficient to keep a new nation together, but to worry about exercising the presidency would not be about taking over the role of monarch.