1. The New Republic

2.  Electing a President (1789) - President of the United States: George Washington- elected unanimously by the new electoral college - Vice President: John Adams

3.  Setting Up the Judiciary - Judiciary Act of 1789- established a judiciary, or system of courts. - established office of Attorney General - First Chief Justice: John Jay

4.  Setting up the Cabinet - group of federal leaders who headed the major departments of the executive branch and advised the President *What were the first four executive departments? Identify and describe them below.

5. 1. The State Department- conducted foreign policy (Thomas Jefferson) 2. The War Department- supervised national defense (Henry Knox) 3. The Secretary of the Treasury- managed nation’s finances (Alexander Hamilton) 4. Office of Attorney General- prosecute and defend cases on behalf of the federal government (Edmund Randolph)

6. *Copy the Diagram of page 194

7.  Whiskey Rebellion 1794 (western Pennsylvania) - grain distilled into whiskey - easier to transport to eastern markets - farmers resisted the excise tax by intimidating and attacking tax collectors *Hamilton commanded 12,000 militiamen to march west into region. - rebellion dissolved

8.  Political Parties Compete for Power - political parties- groups of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to shape government policy. 1. Federalists - led by Hamilton and John Adams 2. Democratic Republicans - led by Jefferson and Madison * Why would people support Federalists/Democratic Republican? Is this what the framers of the Constitution wanted?