Today we will how America’s first President and Congress began to set up a new government.

Vocabulary to put into office with a special ceremony inaugurate: cabinet: a group of officials who give advice to the head of a government. economic: having to do with the money stystem.

What We Already Know The Articles of Confederation were replaced with a constitution that gave the national government more power to govern over the states. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

What We Already Know The framers wanted a central government that was strong enough to govern the nation, but not too strong that it could not be controlled by the citizens. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

What We Already Know To protect the national government from becoming too strong, the power of the government was divided into three main branches. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Washington Presidency On April 14, 1789, Charles Townsend went to George Washington’s home at Mt. Vernon to tell him that he had been elected the nation’s first president. He had been elected by the country’s first electoral college. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Washington Presidency On April 30 at Federal Hall in New York, Washington was inaugurated, or sworn in, as president. John Adams of Massachusetts was his vice-president. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Be prepared to share your answers A and B Discuss The constitution was down on paper, now George Washington had to put it into effect. If you were Washington and Adams, what are some of the first things you would do? Be prepared to share your answers with the class.

Setting Up The Courts To create a court system, Congress passed a Supreme Court with a chief and five associate justices. Washington appointed John Jay, the prominent New York lawyer and diplomat, as the first chief justice. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Washington’s Cabinet Washington could not do everything himself. The constitution allowed him to set up departments. For Secretary of War he chose Henry Knox. It was his job it was to oversee the nation’s defenses. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Washington’s Cabinet For Secretary of State he chose Thomas Jefferson whose job it was to oversee relations with other countries. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government. To run the Treasury, Washington chose Alexander Hamilton.

Economic Problems The new government still had to repay money it borrowed from France, the Netherlands and Spain to fight the Revolutionary War against Britain. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems In addition to owing money to countries, many individual citizens also made loans to the government. The states had also borrowed money from various sources. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems Hamilton understood that if the United States did not pay off its debt, it would not be able to borrow money in the future. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems Hamilton believed in a strong central government and proposed three steps to improve the nation’s finances 1. pay off all war debts. 2. raise government revenues. create a national bank. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems Virginia, Georgia and many of the Southern states had already paid off their war debts and did not want to go along with Hamilton’s plan. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems The Southern states agreed to go along with Hamilton’s plan if the nation’s capitol was moved farther south. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government. A site was chosen along the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.

Economic Problems Jefferson and Madison objected to Hamilton’s plan for a national bank. They stated that the government has only those powers that the Constitution clearly says it has. Therefore, since the Constitution does not mention a national bank, the government cannot create one. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

Economic Problems Pointing to the elastic clause in the Constitution, Hamilton argued that the bank was “necessary and proper” to carry out the government’s duties. In 1791 the National Bank was established. This goes a long way in explaining why so many people were opposed to the Constitution which established a more powerful central government.

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Jefferson and Madison opposed the national bank because they A. believed it was unconstitutional. B. felt it give too much power to Hamilton's party. C. feared it would be too expensive. Yes. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists believed the Articles of Confederation were too weak. Yes, they believed it should be shared, but with more of the power going to the Federal government. The Anti-Federalists wanted more power to the states. No. Just the opposite. No. The Federalists believed the Constitution was fine as is. D. thought it would help only the Southern states.

What part of the Constitution seems to support looser interpretation of the meaning? A. the Supremacy Clause. B. the Sovereignty Clause. C. the Elastic Clause Yes. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists believed the Articles of Confederation were too weak. Yes, they believed it should be shared, but with more of the power going to the Federal government. The Anti-Federalists wanted more power to the states. No. Just the opposite. No. The Federalists believed the Constitution was fine as is. D. the Santa Clause

Which of the following was NOT part of Hamilton's plan for solving the nation's economic problems? A. pay off war debts. B. raise government revenues. C. create a national bank. Yes. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists believed the Articles of Confederation were too weak. Yes, they believed it should be shared, but with more of the power going to the Federal government. The Anti-Federalists wanted more power to the states. No. Just the opposite. No. The Federalists believed the Constitution was fine as is. D. build roads and canals to transport products.

Be prepared to share your opinions A and B Discuss Do you think today the states have more rights, or the Federal government has more rights? Which way do you think is better? Why? Be prepared to share your opinions with the class.