1. A New Nation 1790 - 1815

2. The President George Washington was elected the first U.S. President & served two terms Was their a term limit established by the U.S. Constitution at this time? John Adams became Vice President

3. The President Amendment 22 (1951) established the two-term limit of a president What U.S. President was elected to the most terms prior to this Amendment? Franklin D. Roosevelt

4. The President Inauguration ceremonies were held in NYC on April 30 th 1789 After this Presidential Inaugurations were held in March Amendment 20 (1933), also known as the “ Lame Duck ” Amendment changed Presidential Inaugurations to January 20th

5. Questions To Consider What is a Lame Duck? Why would the framers of the Constitution specify a longer lame duck period?

6. Problems to be Addressed Establish federal laws, courts, & law enforcement officers Solve financial problems, establish a federal treasury, & a method for collecting taxes

7. Problems to be Addressed Deal with foreign policy problems & appoint ambassadors Rebuild the nation ’ s defenses

8. Important Measures taken by Congress Judiciary Act of 1789 Act provided for a Chief Justice, the first was John Jay & five associate justices How many Supreme Court justices are there today? Act stressed the power of Judicial Review

9. Presidential Cabinet was established with three departments State – advises the President on Foreign Affairs, first secretary was Thomas Jefferson Treasury – advises the President on monetary issues, first secretary was Alexander Hamilton War – advises the President on military issues, first secretary was Henry Knox

10. Presidential Cabinet StateTreasuryDefense Hillary Clinton Timothy Geithner Robert Gates

11. Important Measures taken by Congress Other Cabinet Posts: Attorney General – heads the Department of Justice today & the first was Edmund Randolph Postmaster General – heads the post office today & the first was Samuel Osgood Attorney General Eric Holder Edmund Randolph Postmaster General Samuel Osgood John Potter

12. Hamilton ’ s Economic Plan Pay off national debt ($50 million): Incurred by the Revolutionary War & debts owed to private citizens Pay off state debts ($24 million): Compromise between Hamilton & Jefferson Nation ’ s capital was moved to the banks of the Potomac River Washington, District of Columbia

13. Hamilton ’ s Economic Plan Create a National Bank Hamilton argued that the elastic clause gave Congress this power Jefferson argued this was not a delegated power of Congress Raising New Income Established a protective tariff to raise money for the federal government & protect American businesses from unfair foreign competition Levied an excise tax on distilled liquors, which led to the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania