1. Office of the President

4. Executive Advisors Washington was inaugurated in NY
Set precedents (example that becomes standard practice) on how to run our country
Congress set up departments within the branch
Constitution did not establish names or limit number of departments
Washington set up first three departments in summer 1789
Outlined in Article 2, Section 2 – President’s Powers : Appointments
Washington appointed the department leaders who became his advisors

5. Handle relations with other nations/foreign affairs
State Department
1st Secretary
Handle relations with other nations/foreign affairs
Thomas
Jefferson
Current – John Kerry

6. Deal with national financial matters
Treasury Department
Deal with national financial matters
Alexander Hamilton
Current - Jacob Lew
1st Secretary

7. Provide for national defense
War Department
Current – Chuck Hagel
Provide for national defense
1st Secretary
Henry Knox

8. Attorney General Edmund Randolph
President’s legal advisor & responsible for enforcement of national laws
Current – Eric Holder, Jr.
Edmund Randolph

9. Presidential Advisors
Became known as the President’s “Cabinet”
Constitution does not say the President must use them to advise him on decisions
Washington used these men to make critical national decisions

10. Departments of the President’s Cabinet
Agriculture
Commerce
Trade/sales & purchases
Defense (formerly War)
Education
Energy
Health & Human Services
Protects health & offer those services to Americans
State
Transportation
Veteran Affairs
Works for veterans of America
Homeland Security
Protects America & its people
Housing & Urban Development
Home ownership & community growth
Justice
Enforce law
Labor
Welfare of job seekers
Interior
Protects natural & cultural heritage of U.S.A.
Treasury

11. Government in Action Judiciary Act of 1789
Create a federal court system
Supreme Court assigned 6 justices
John Jay ~ Chief Justice
3 courts of appeals
District court in each state