Presidency

Washington's Presidency

Open Ended

What challenges do you think Washington and the Nation would have faced when he became President?

The Constitution created a stronger Federal Government

• USA is a Union and no longer a Confederation

Multiple Choice

The form of government in the United States is a

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• An Oligarchy

Washington establishes the Executive Branch

• The Executive Branch consists of the Vice President and Cabinet

• John Adams is the Vice President

Washington's Cabinet

• Secretary of the Treasury -Alexander Hamilton. Handles the Nations finances

• Secretary of War -Henry Knox. Military and defense matters

• Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson. Dealing with other nations

• Edmund Randolph- Attorney General. Washington's legal advisor. Advises the President on legal matters.

Multiple Choice

What is the primary Function of the Executive Branch?

• To Make Laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

Congress makes the Judicaiary Act of 1789 that establishes the federal courts, the Supreme Court, and six Supreme Court Justices

• John Jay is the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of the Judicial Branch?

• to Make laws

• To Enforce laws

• To Interpret laws

Rivalry develops within Washington's government and country as people form different opinions about the nations Course of action, interpretation of the Constitution, and foreign and domestic policy

Two Groups form

• Federalists- Led by Hamilton

• Democratic -Republicans- led by Jefferson

Multiple Choice

What was the first country to form an alliance with the United States

• France

• Britain

• Spain

Hamilton's Financial Plan

• Pay all state and federal debts

• Impose an import tariff

• Establish a National Bank

Each part of Hamilton's plan was controversial

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Paying all State and Federal Debts

• Increase the power and position of the federal government.

• Some states owed less than others or already paid back debts. It is unfair to them. Many of them were southern states.

• Resolution- If Hamilton was allowed to pay back debts the new national capital would be put in southern territory.

The National Bank

• Opposed because the Constitution did not give the Federal Government the clear power to charter a bank.

• Federalist believed that it was "Necessary an Proper"

• Article I section 8 Clause 18.

The Tariff

• Tariff is a tax on imported goods

• Makes the price of goods go up.

• Harms farmers, planters and landowners. Republicans and Southerners

• Benefits Manufacturers and Northerners

• Failed to pass. Excise taxes will be used to generate revenue.