Exam Two Flashcards
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first group/george washington has to set up
precedents
forming a cabinet
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federal authority to enforce laws
precedents
farewell addresses
precedents
two term presidencies
precedents
ending acts/laws before the next president would come into power
precedents
senate discussing treaties without the president there
precedents
Thomas Jefferson, State
first cabinet
Alexander Hamilton, Treasury
first cabinet
Henry Knox, War
first cabinet
Edmund Randoph, Attorney General
first cabinet
Samuel Osgood, postmaster general
first cabinet
recommended by the president and confirmed by the Senate. If the president changes his mind, only the president can fire
first cabinet
Congress had to create the judicial system via a law.
judiciary act of 1789
two levels of federal courts (District and Supreme Court).
judiciary act of 1789
At that time they are six with John Jay being the first Chief Justice (now John Roberts). Jay does not know what his job is. It will take until the forth (John Marshall) to find out what the roles are.
judiciary act of 1789
Alexander Hamilton is going to gather every debt in the United States (from all the States) so any State that has an outstanding debt to a foreign government goes to the US. If you have already paid, we will forgive you on some taxes later.
funding and assumption
AH will also tell his friends (speculators) that he will get all the certificates of indebtedness paid at face value plus four percent to the person that physically holds the paper
funding and assumption
His friends start to gather the certificates that everyone else thinks are worthless (it has been a long time since they bought it). Hamilton thought it would be better for the economy for his friends to use the money on investments rather than day to day to day stuff that the farmers will buy.
funding and assumption
Pay all bills (including State bills).
funding and assumption
The Jefferson/Madison group hates this because they are ripping off the people that first paid for the bills.
funding and assumption
a deal was made so that the capital of the US was in the “middle” of the United States (Washington DC) and they wanted to make the sole role of the capital to be governing. Hamilton wanted in to be in New York, the most important city (financial center with government center).
funding and assumption
lasted from 1791-1811 and was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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put money (land sales and tariffs), write checks, and create currency. He has to ask Congress for this.
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