Presidential Cabinet and Fed. Judiciary Act 1789

Presidential Cabinet and Fed. Judiciary Act 1789

First president

• George Washington was selected - unanimously - by the electoral college to be our first president

• He dressed plainly for the inauguration that celebrated the start of his presidency and did not want fancy titles - "Mr. President" would be fine

Multiple Choice

Who was our first president?

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Cabinet

• Congress set up departments to help the president; Washington chose the heads of the departments

• These department heads were called "secretaries" and formed the "Cabinet"

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​The first Cabinet had these Cabinet positions:

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• Secretary of War to handle the nation's defense

• Secretary of Treasury to manage the country's money)

• Secretary of State to work with other countries

• ​Also an Attorney General (not head of a dept.)

​Cabinet Jobs

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the group of Department Heads that help the president?

• Cabinet

• Assistants

• Congress

Open Ended

Look at the list of early Cabinet positions (Treasury, War, State, Attorney) -- what do you think this shows about the government's priorities?

Court System

The Constitution set up the Supreme Court, but what would that look like? What about other courts?

Federal Judiciary Act, 1789

• Set up the size of Supreme Court (currently 1 Chief Justice and 8 associate justices)

• Set up the world's first dual-court system, with responsibilities split between state and federal courts

Multiple Choice

Our court system is a _____-part system.

• 5

• 1

• 2

Judicial Cases

• Federal courts - interstate and international cases, disputes regarding the U.S. Constitution, and civil & criminal cases relating to federal laws. 

• State courts - cases involving state laws and civil disputes within states. 

Multiple Select

A case involving two parents fighting for custody would go to the:

• state courts

• federal courts

Multiple Select

A case involving someone saying a law is unconstitutional would go to:

• federal courts

• state courts

Multiple Select

A case where Pennsylvania sues Ohio over one of its laws would go to:

• state court

• federal court

Open Ended

Why do you think Congress set up a two-part court system?