1. Politics and Society in the New Republic Chapter 7

2. A Voice of Dissent: Had written the Virginia Declaration of Rights "The Eyes of the United States are turned upon this Assembly and their Expectations raised to a very anxious Degree." "It has no declaration of rights" He left the convention bitterly disappointed

3. Bill of Rights wrote the Bill of Rights –Passed by Congress in –Ratified by states in

4. Is too much ambition a bad thing?

5. “We are in a wilderness without a single footstep to guide us.” Who can lead the new United States of America?

6. Election of 1789

7. CandidatesParty Electoral Vote Federalist69 Federalist34 John Jay (NY)Federalist9 John Rutledge (SC)Federalist6 John Hancock (MA)Federalist4 George Clinton (NY)Anti-Federalist3 Others7 Electoral votes not cast44

8. Washington for President George Washington was unanimously elected as President by the Electoral College in 1789 He took the oath of office on April 30, 1789 I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Article II, Section 1, Clause 8

9. Is too much ambition a bad thing?

10. Cincinnatus "With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power as appointed dictator of Rome. His other hand holds the plow, as he resumes the life of a citizen and farmer." "He relinquished everything to save the Republic" http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/

11. “About ten o’clock I bade adieu [farewell] to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity [happiness]; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York…with the best dispositions [intentions] to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.” - The Diaries of George Washington

12. "I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."

13. Judiciary Act of 1789 Article III of U.S. Constitution Judiciary Act of 1789 provided federal judicial structure – –State decisions could be appealed to SCOTUS Article VI

14. Federal Courts

15. Cabinet Article Two of the U.S. Constitution: –The President "...shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments." Article Two of the Constitution provides that the President can: –Require "the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices."

16. Cabinet 1789  Executive Branch = Pres + VP Congress created executive departments – – – –