test 2 guarter 2 Flashcards
date that washington was ingaugurayted
april 30 1789
how many justices are in the supreme ct now
9
who creates departments that make up the presidents cabinet
congress
who does the constitution charge with deciding how many justices there will be in the supreme ct
senate
whos job was it to fix the nations finances
secretary of treasury
presidents cabinet purpose
help the president lead the nation
what are the 4 original posotions of the presidential cabinet
secretary of treasury, war, state, and attourney general
secretary of war
henry knox
job of the secretary of war
oversee the nations defences
what did wash start doing after forming the presidential cabinbet
called his departments heads together to advise him
john jay
first chief justice, 1st preseident to appoint a chief justice, sets very important precedent
what three countries was the US indebted to
france netherlands and spain
who else was US indebted to
wealthy merchants, wealthy private citizens
debt of the US
54 mil
3 REASION THE US NEEDED TO REPAY THEIR DEBT
win the respect of other countries and of their own citizezns, needed to prove that they could be responsibke with money