Transcript The New Republic

The New Republic
Chapter 9: Launching the New
Government
How should we address the
President?
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Suggestions by Congress
– President Washington
– His Effective Highness
– His Highness the President of the United States
and Protector of the Rights of the Same
What does George say?
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You can call me
“President of the
United States.”
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Do you know this took
3 weeks for Congress
to decide?
George Washington sets
an example.
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As the 1st President, Washington knew that he was
setting an example, or precedent, for others to
follow.
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2 ways Washington set precedents:
– Washington only served 2 four-year terms in office as
president.
– He created a “Cabinet,” or group of advisors.
The Cabinet
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The President needed people to help him carry out
his duties. In 1789, five executive departments
were created.
The First Cabinet
Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of the Treasury- Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War- Henry Knox
Attorney General- Edmund Randolph
Postmaster General- Samuel Osgood
Go to
www.whitehouse.gov/government to
find out more about President
George W. Bush’s Cabinet.
Judiciary Act of 1789
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Called for the Supreme
Court to have one Chief
Justice and five Associate
Justices.
Lower courts were called
the district courts and
circuit courts where
decisions could be
appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Fun Facts
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John Adams was the first president to live in
the White House. He and his wife, Abigail,
moved into the White House in November
1800.
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Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel in
Weehawken, NJ by Aaron Burr, one of
Thomas Jefferson’s vice presidents.
Did you know?
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The White House was the biggest house in
the U.S. until the Civil War.
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The two term precedent set by George
Washington wasn’t broken until the 1930s
and 1940s by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
He was elected for an unprecedented four
terms.