1. George Washington’s Precedents

2. What Is A Precedent? Any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide to the future. A tradition

3. Precedent #1 One of George Washington's many precedents would be that he supported innovative financial concepts, which would later be adopted, such as the Bank of America and a national debt.

4. Bank of America

5. Precedent #2 Another of George Washington’s precedents was a policy of neutrality associating to foreign wars. People followed this precedent until WWI.

6. Proclamation of Neutrality

7. Precedent #3 When George Washington took his oath he set a precedent by performing the oath outdoors and by adding the words “So help me God” to the end of the oath and by kissing the Bible.

8. Washington’s Oath of Office