1. CHAPTER 9 Launching a New Republic 1789-1800

2. NB 26 Chapter 9 Objective SWBAT explain how the leaders of the new nation met the challenges of establishing a sound economy and a stable democratic government.

3. Essential Question How did the president and the Congress begin to set up the new government? Standards 8.2.3-6, 8.3.4, 8.4.1, 8.4.3

4. Washington Takes Office 1789-1797 What does the phrase “ [Washington ] would set a precedent” mean? George Washington is Inaugurated or sworn in, as president on April 30, 1789 in New York City, the nation’s capital, John Adams became VP He was setting an example that would become standard practice “Mr. President”

5. Setting Up the Courts Federal Act Judiciary Constitution created a Supreme Court, Congress had to decide how many justices 1789- 6 members; 5 associate judges, 1 chief justice Today it is 9 total Also created lower federal courts John Jay– first chief justice

6. Washington’s Cabinet Cabinet Departments Constitution gave Congress the task of creating departments to help the president Heads of departments who assist the pres. w/ the many issues & challenges of the nation Secretary of War– Henry Knox Sec. of State– Thomas Jefferson Sec. of Treasury-Alexander Hamilton Attorney General-Edmund Randolph

7. Economic Problems Hamilton’s Financial Plan-1790 Southern States Opposed this Plan Paying off war debts and creating a financial plan to handle debt agreed to by Congress 1. Paying off all war debts 2. Raising government revenues 3. Creating a national bank Southern states had already paid off their debts…so they didn’t want to help Northern states pay off their debts

8. Compromise Tariff Creating a National Bank Southerners agreed to support Hamilton’s plan when North said they supported moving the nation’s capital to the South A tax on imported goods It raised revenue for the gov’t. and encouraged growth of American Industry Safe place to keep money, partnership between federal gov’t & American business, making loans, paper money issued as currency

9. Hamilton Jefferson Loose View-Flexible Strict View Two Opposing Views: Interpreting the Constitution

10. Interpreting the Constitution Two Opposing Views Jefferson and Madison argued that the Constitution did Not give gov’t. the power to set up a National Bank Strict Construction-Narrow View of the Constitution Loose Construction-Flexible View Elastic Clause “necessary and proper” “living document” Jefferson and Hamilton debated Hamilton won—Nat’l Bank was set up in 1791