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Washington's Presidency

Washington's Presidency. In this section you will learn how the President and Congress began to set up the new government. . Source of income for government. President’s need for aid and advice. Tariffs Cabinet appointments. PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS.

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Washington's Presidency

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  1. Washington's Presidency

  2. In this section you will learn how the President and Congress began to set up the new government.

  3. Source of income for government. President’s need for aid and advice. Tariffs Cabinet appointments PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS

  4. George Washington was inaugurated on April 30, 1789 in New York City, then the nation's capitol.

  5. George Washington

  6. John Adams of Massachusetts became Washington’s Vice President.

  7. John Adams

  8. The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789, created a Supreme Court with five associate justices and one chief justice. Over time the number has grown to nine.

  9. John Jay was appointed by Washington as the Supreme Court’s first chief justice.

  10. John Jay

  11. FOR UNDERSTANDING QUICK CHECK

  12. 1) Income taxes 2) Application of immanent domain 3) Donations 4) Tariffs PROBLEM:Source of income for government.SOLUTION: ______

  13. 1) Thomas Paine 2) John Adams 3) George Washington 4) Alexander Hamilton ______ was inaugurated on April 30, 1789 in New York City, then the nation's capitol.

  14. 1) John Adams 2) Alexander Hamilton 3) Thomas Jefferson 4) John Jay ______ of Massachusetts became Washington’s Vice President.

  15. 1) President’s cabinet 2) Federal Judiciary Act 3) Hamilton Plan 4) Virginia Plan The ______ of 1789, created a Supreme Court.

  16. 1) Eight associate justices and one chief justice. 2) Nine Federal Court justices and one chief justice. 3) A tribunal of three Supreme Court justices. 4) Five associate justices and one chief justice. The Supreme Court of 1789 was characterized by:

  17. 1) John Adams 2) James Madison 3) John Jay 4) Henry Knox ______ was appointed by Washington as the Supreme Court’s first chief justice.

  18. Congress created three departments and Washington staffed them with Edmund Randolph as attorney general, Henry Knox as secretary of war, Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, and Alexander Hamilton as the secretary of the treasury.

  19. Edmund Randolph attorney general Henry Knox secretary of war Thomas Jefferson secretary of state Alexander Hamilton secretary of the treasury

  20. The new government’s department heads came to be called Washington’s cabinet, and the president called upon them for advice.

  21. Hamilton created a financial plan to pay back the nation’s war debt to France, the Netherlands, and Spain, as well as strengthen the power of the government. He proposed three steps to improve the nation’s finances: • Paying off all war debts • Raising government revenues • Creating a national bank

  22. Hamilton proposed raising money by placing a tax, called a tariff, on imported goods.

  23. Hamilton wanted to create a national bank citing the “necessary and proper” clause of the Constitution, but Madison and Jefferson felt that it was not constitutional to do so. Both sides argued their point to Washington, with Hamilton emerging the victor.

  24. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power …To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

  25. FOR UNDERSTANDING QUICK CHECK

  26. 1) Popular opinion 2) Cabinet appointments 3) Congressional opinion 4) Public debates PROBLEM:President’s need for aid and advice.SOLUTION: ______

  27. 1) Edmond Randolph 2) Thomas Jefferson 3) John Jay 4) Alexander Hamilton Washington’s attorney general was ______ .

  28. 1) John Knox 2) Thomas Jefferson 3) John Jay 4) Edmond Randolph Washington’s secretary of war was ______ .

  29. 1) Edmond Randolph 2) Alexander Hamilton 3) John Knox 4) Thomas Jefferson Washington’s secretary of state was ______ .

  30. 1) Edmond Randolph 2) John Knox 3) Alexander Hamilton 4) John Jay Washington’s secretary of the treasury was ______ .

  31. 1) “ Big Three” 2) bureau 3) Federalists 4) cabinet Washington’s department heads came to be called Washington’s ______ .

  32. 1) Creating a national bank. 2) Paying off all war debts. 3) Raising government revenues. 4) Imposing a federal income tax. Which of the following was not one of Hamilton’s proposed three steps to improve the nation’s finances:

  33. 1) duty 2) tariff 3) ratification 4) debt Hamilton proposed raising money by placing a tax, called a ______, on imported goods.

  34. 1) “necessary and proper” 2) “subordinate” 3) “banking” 4) “fair and equal” Hamilton wanted to create a national bank citing the ______ clause of the Constitution.

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