1. Washington Heads the New Government
Coach Martin

2. Big Idea
President Washington transformed the ideas of the Constitution into a real government

3. The New Government Takes Shape
Who decides if laws are legal?
Judiciary Act of 1789
Provided for a Supreme Court consisting of a chief justice and five associate justices
3 Federal Circuit courts and 13 Federal district courts

4. Washington Shapes the Executive Branch
What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
Congress created 3 departments to help manage this branch
1) Department of War- handles military affairs
2) Department of State- deals with foreign affairs
3) Department of the Treasury- manages finances
Washington chooses the leaders of these
Department of War- Henry Knox
Department of State- Thomas Jefferson
Department of Treasury- Alexander Hamilton

5. Hamilton and Jefferson Debate
Hamilton and Jefferson in Conflict
Hamilton: strong central government led by wealthy, educated
Jefferson: strong state, local government; people’s participation
Hamilton has Northern support; Jefferson has Southern, Western

6. Hamilton’s Economic Plan
U.S. owes millions to foreign countries, private citizens
Plan—pay foreign debt, issue new bonds, assume states’ debt
Some Southern states have paid debts
Some Southerners are furious to have to pay off more debt

7. Plan for National Bank Bank of the United States Elastic Clause
National bank that issued paper money and handled tax receipts and other government funds
Is this legal according to the constitution?
Leads to numerous debates that results in the Elastic Clause
Elastic Clause
Gives congress to right to authorize anything that is “necessary and proper”

8. The District of Columbia
To win Southern support for his debt plan, Hamilton suggests:
Moving the capital from New York City to the south
Southerners agreed to support Hamilton's plan and capital was moved to Washington D.C.

9. First Political Parties
Are political parties beneficial or hurtful?
A split in Washington's cabinet allowed for the first political parties to emerge
Washington criticized the 2 party system saying it hurts national unity

10. The First Political Parties and Rebellion
Democratic-Republicans
Federalists
Thomas Jefferson Supporters
Strong State Governments
Alexander Hamilton Supporters
Strong Central Government

11. The Whiskey Rebellion
1789 Congress passed a protective tariff that taxed goods from Europe
The goal to encourage buying American made goods
Hamilton then passed an excise tax
Tax on the manufacture and sale on whiskey
This lead to a uprising from frontier farmers
The rebellion was put down with milita