constitution Flashcards
george washington
- 1st pres
- serves 2 terms
- establishes court systems
- uniform legal system
- adopted bill of rights
john adams
percedents set
serves 4 year term
establishes cabnet
thomas jefferson
- sec of state/ advising washington
- does not like hamilton
henry knox
secretary of war
alexander hamilton
- secretary of the treasury
- Washington BFF
- tries to get federal monies to pay back foreign government
edmund randall
-attorney general
- creates office of postmaster genral
judiciary act of 1789
- federal courts/ state courts
- federal courts power to override state court descions
- establish supreme court
bill of rights (enacted by washington)
- 10 ammedments
- protection of indivual liberties
- freedom of speech
- rights of accused crimes
what is the problem with Washington administration
federal states and state governments borrowed money to finance the american revoultion. Now that the war is over borrowed money needs to be repaid
federalism
- many state governments and a single fedral national government share power
- created by constuion
- created enumerated reserved and concurrent powers
limited government
power of government are strictly refined
Enumerated powers
the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congres
concurrent powers
powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments
public warfare crim justictie
reserved powers
powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government.
separtion of powers
an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.