ch 10 sections 1,2 government foundations. the electoral college
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CH 10 Sections 1,2
Government Foundations
The Electoral College
Abigail AdamsSupported the idea of Republican
Motherhood.
Precedent
• An action or decision that later serves as an example.
Washington’s CabinetAlexander Hamilton:
Secretary of the Treasury.
Thomas Jefferson:
Secretary of State
Judiciary Act of 1789
Created the first Federal Court System.
John Jay The first Supreme Court Justice
Hamilton supported business, manufacturing and merchants first. He
was concerned with paying off the national debt.
Hamilton came up with the idea of the National Bank, and wanted the
federal government to pay off the states’ Revolutionary War debts.
Hamilton wanted a strong, central government.
Jefferson thought that farmers made the best US citizens, and that “the
people” should rule the nation.
Interpreting the Constitution
Strict
vs.
Loose Construction
Jefferson thought the elastic clause should only be used
under limited circumstances.
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