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george washington

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  • 1st pres
  • serves 2 terms
  • establishes court systems
  • uniform legal system
  • adopted bill of rights
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john adams

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percedents set
serves 4 year term
establishes cabnet

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thomas jefferson

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  • sec of state/ advising washington
  • does not like hamilton
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henry knox

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secretary of war

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alexander hamilton

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  • secretary of the treasury
  • Washington BFF
  • tries to get federal monies to pay back foreign government
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edmund randall

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-attorney general
- creates office of postmaster genral

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judiciary act of 1789

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  1. federal courts/ state courts
  2. federal courts power to override state court descions
  3. establish supreme court
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bill of rights (enacted by washington)

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  • 10 ammedments
  • protection of indivual liberties
  • freedom of speech
  • rights of accused crimes
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what is the problem with Washington administration

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federal states and state governments borrowed money to finance the american revoultion. Now that the war is over borrowed money needs to be repaid

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federalism

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  • many state governments and a single fedral national government share power
  • created by constuion
  • created enumerated reserved and concurrent powers
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limited government

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power of government are strictly refined

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Enumerated powers

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the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congres

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concurrent powers

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powers which are shared by both the federal government and state governments
public warfare crim justictie

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reserved powers

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powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government.

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separtion of powers

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

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legislative branch

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  • pass laws
  • override presdiental veto
  • impeach pres from office or other title
  • print/ coin money
  • raise and support armed forces
  • declare war
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judicial

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  • made of supreme courts
  • interprets laws
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executive branch

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  • proposes law
  • veto legislation
  • negoties foreign treaties
  • grant pardon to fedral offeneders
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implied powers

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political powers granted to the United States government that aren’t explicitly stated in the Constitution.

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fedralists

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in favor of constuiton

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anti federalists

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not in favor of the constuiton

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constitution

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establishes branches of the federal government

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popular sovernity

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All political power is in the hands of the people eligible to vote

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republican form of government

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people elect the people that represent their beliefs

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10th amendment

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if it isnt in the constitution it is reserved to the state

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checks and balances

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the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch.
each one checks and or balances the other

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Guarantee of individual al rights (2nd doc of bill of rights)

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  • freedom of speech assembly and protest
  • freedom of religion
  • right to bear arms
  • speedy and public trial
  • freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
  • freedom from cruel and unreasonable punishment
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  1. Due process
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government have to follow specifc procedure when charged w a crime

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  1. equal protection under the law
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equal rights to everyone no matter what

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1st

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freedom of
- speech
- religion
- press
- right to petition
- government assembly

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4th

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warrant issued for probable cause

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amendment process

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  • proposal
  • 2/3 of house of representatives agree
  • state convention of all states 2/3 agree
  • ratification
  • 3/4 of state legislatures
  • 3/4 of ratifying conventions in the states
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What do the southern states/ Thomas Jefferson think of hamiltons plan

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  • dont tax us
  • irrational
  • ran by jefferson and jefferson is very anti hamiltion
  • debts payed bc heavy slaves
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a. hams plan

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his plan would have the government assume states
debts
he wants federal gov to pay off all states dept

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