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AP U.S. History Exam 2.15. Which of the following is an example of Washington's fears realized later in United States history?

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00:00

[ musical flourish ]

00:03

And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by a farewell address,

00:06

an emotional send-off for your old apartment number. [a man crying while moving out of his old apartment]

00:09

All right, finish the excerpt.

00:11

[ mumbles ]

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All right, and the question:

00:17

Which of the following is an example of Washington's

00:19

fears realized later in United States history?

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And here are your potential answers. [sound of a blow horn]

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[ mumbles ] All right.

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Washington must have really had his finger on the pulse of U.S. politics,

00:32

because many of his predictions struck right at the heart of American government.

00:35

So were Washington's concerns later realized with A - [doctor checking President Washington's pulse]

00:38

Democratic control of the House in the 1990s?

00:41

Huh.

00:42

Well, though Washington feared the existence of political parties

00:45

and the power they could wield over government debate, [President Washington asking to stop bursting crackers]

00:47

he was more afraid of an individual taking advantage of that power

00:50

than the party itself.

00:52

So that crosses out A and that crosses out B.

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Did Washington's fear come true with [sound of a buzzer]

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D - suppression of civil liberties during the Civil War?

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Well, actually, Washington gave this address around

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the same time that France had fallen into its reign of terror,

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and he stressed the survival of the governmental system

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over any kind of armed rebellion. [people running around because of heavy rains]

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So that puts D way down in the dumps.

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Which means Washington's fear were later realized with C -

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the political scandals of the 1970s.

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Washington mentions his worry that "the chief of

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some prevailing faction...

01:23

turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation,"

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which means he feared that the head of one party would use his position

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for his own personal gain. [a man at a party with table full of food]

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And one of the biggest scandals of the 70s was Watergate,

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when President Richard Nixon attempted to cover up a break-in

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at the opposing party's national headquarters. [President Nixon talking to someone over a call]

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So C is the right answer.

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Washington was right on the money about the corrupting effect

01:45

of political parties, but his accurate prediction is no

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cause for, uh... celebration. [President Washington wearing a party hat at a celebration]

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[ party horn ] [ fireworks ]

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