The New Government/Presidents

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The New Government/Presidents
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The American Cincinnattus

• Remember, Washington learned politics from the
  ground up.
• Constitution was not a strong blueprint for
  governing a nation never created before!
• He surrounded himself with talent.
• Established the cabinet presidents chief
  advisors.
• Hamilton Treasury
• Jefferson State
• Knox War

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Judiciary Act of 1789

• Answered questions about how to create a federal
  court system.
• Provided a Supreme Court (6 justices at first).
• KEY Allowed state court decisions to be
  appealed to a federal court when constitutional
  issues were raised.

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Washington to Adams

• Old and tired of politics, Washington did not run
  for a 3rd term in 1796.
• In his farewell address, Washington warned steer
  clear of permanent alliances.

• Adams (2nd President)
• Adams 71 electoral votes to Jeffersons 68.
• Federalist Pres. Democratic-Republican Vice
  Pres.
• Sectionalism becoming a factor.

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Foreign Affairs

• French Revolution
• Where to stand?
• Washington took neutrality.
• XYZ Affair
• Anti-French feelings in America for its actions
  toward U.S. ambassadors
• Alien Sedition Acts
• (1798) Four measures to prevent citizenship
  verbal attacks of the government.

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Jefferson

• Sage of Monticello
• U.S. Third President
• Electoral deadlock with Aaron Burr
• Tied in Electoral votes
• House vote
• Hamilton stepped in
• Pg. 198 The Americans
• His term showed a southern dominance in politics
  weakened the Federalists

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John Marshall

• Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1801-1835)
• Federalist
• Marbury v Madison (1803)
• Midnight judges
• Judicial review
• Pg. 199 The Americans

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Lewis Clark

• Jefferson worried about French presence in the
  West.
• James Munroe purchased territory for 15 million
  from Napoleon why sell?
• Doubled the size of the U.S.
• Lewis Clark hired to survey the land. (Corps
  of Discovery) Findings?