ELECTORAL COLLEGE- 2/9/89 ELECTOR CASTS 2 VOTES
PRESIDENT MOST VOTES- EVERY ELECTOR IN EVERY STATE CAST A VOTE FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON
VICE PRESIDENT 2ND MOST VOTES JOHN ADAMS
OATH OF OFFICE: NY FEDERAL HALL 4/30/89
JEFFERSON: STATE
KNOX: WAR
HAMILTON: TREASURY
RANDOLPH: ATTORNEY GENERAL
ASSISTED GW IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS
• NO CONSTITUTIONAL GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING NATIONAL COURT SYSTEM
• FEAR OF STATES THAT LOCAL CUSTOM, LAW & TRADITION WOULD BE IGNORED
• JUDICIARY ACT 1789: RESPECT STATE TRADITIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCESS TO FEDERAL JUSTICE
• FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN EACH STATE OPERATING UNDER LOCAL PROCEDURES
• SUPREME COURT: FINAL JURISDICTION
• JAMES MADISON: AUTHOR OF 1ST 10 AMENDMENTS: RATIFIED 1791
• 1-8 GUARANTEE OF PERSOANL LIBERTIES
• 9 & 10 RESERVED TO STATES ALL POWERS NOT GIVEN TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• NO SERIOUS CHECK ON FRAMERS NATIONALIST OBJECTIVES: MADISON WROTE BOTH CONSTITUTION & BILL OF RIGHTS
• CHISOLM V. GEORGIA 1793: CONGRESS OVERRULES SC & GET 11TH AMENDMENT
FUNDING & ASSUMPTION:1)STRENGTHEN COUNTRY’S CREDIT2)DEFER DEBT PAYMNETS3)ENTICE WEALTHY TO INVEST IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT4)ASSUME ALL STATE DEBTS
OPPOSITION GREAT: EXCISE TAX ON WHISKEY & TARIFFS ON IMPORTS & WHO ‘REALLY’ HOLDS THE BONDS & THEREFORE GETS PAID?
NATIONAL BANK: RAISE $ THROUGH STOCK BUT ONLY FOR RICHLOOSE VS. STRICT CONSTRUCTION‘NECESSARY & PROPER’ CLAUSEHAMILTON GETS WHAT HE WANTS!
FEDERALISTS REPUBLICANS HAMILTON LOOSE
CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL IS WAY TO
SUCCESS & NATIONAL ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES
JEFFERSON STRICT CONSTRUCTION LAND IS WAY TO
SUCCESS & NATIONAL ORDER IN UNITED STATES