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inaugurate
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sworn in (as president)*Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789, in Federal Hall.
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John Adams
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\Got the second most votes next to Washington--> Was Washington's vice-president.
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Why did Washington face a difficult task as the nation's first president?
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Everything he did would be set as a precedent, everything he did was new –> LOTS OF PRESSURE
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precedent
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an example that would become standard practice.
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Federal Judiciary Act
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1789. Created a court system. Supreme Court= 6 members: a chief justice (or judge), and five...
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John Jay
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A prominent New York lawyer and diplomat. an example that would become standard practice....
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cabinet
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The heads of departments, assist the president with many issues and problems he has to solve....
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Henry Knox
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a trusted general during the Revolution. Choses as secretary of war–oversaw the nation's...
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Thomas Jefferson
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Had been a U.S. minister to France. Wrote Declaration of Independence. Chosen to be secretary...
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Alexander Hamilton
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brilliant. Had served as one of Washington's aides during the war. Secretary of the Treasury–managed...
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Edmund Randolph
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The speaker in the Constitutional Congress. Proposed the Virginia Plan. Chosen as attorney...
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Hamilton's Financial Plan
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(1790) 1. paying off all debts-had to get south to help north2. raising gov't revenues (favored...
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How were the Southern States convinced to help pay the Northern states' debts?
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Thomas Jefferson got Southern Support –> compromise: Northerners agreed to place the new...
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tarrif
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a tax on imported goods. Serves 2 purposes: raising money for the gov't and encouraging the...
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Bank of the United States.
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Set up in 1791. Gave the gov't a safe place to keep money. Made loans to businesses and gov't....
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Madison and Jefferson's interpretation of the Constitution:
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Narrow/strict. thought that gov't only has powers the Constitution clearly says it has.
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Hamilton's interpretation of the constitution:
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broad/flexible. When congress is given a power by the Constitution, they are also given the...
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