Chapter 10 Section 1 Notes
- 1. Chapter 10 Section 1 Notes Laying the Foundations of Government
- 2. Chapter 10 Section 1 Terms Electoral College Precedent Judiciary Act
- 3. Choosing the President Washington was uneasy about being the nation’s leader Americans looked up to him for his honesty and character In 1789 after the ratification of the Const., the states unanimously elected Washington as president The electoral college was a group selected by state legislatures to represent the popular vote (although sometimes to the electoral college will vote differently if they think the public chooses poorly)
- 4. Republican Motherhood Abigail Adams wanted women to have a bigger role in government The idea of a Republican Motherhood said that women needed to teach their children to be good citizens (although education for boys and girls was very different)
- 5. Life in the New Republic The vast majority lived on the countryside as farmers Cities started to grow through trade and industry
- 6. Setting Precedents The government was in a “experimental” period, because Washington was the first president ever Precedent - an action or decision that serves as a later example Washington set almost all of the presidential precedents: two year term, name “Mr. President”, demeanor
- 7. Washington’s Cabinet Washington set up the first executive departments, the leaders of which served in a cabinet to advise him Jefferson was Sec’y of State Hamilton was Sec’y of Treasury Henry Knox as Sec’y of War
- 8. Establishing Federal Courts Washington also set up the Judicial branch The Judiciary Act creating a federal court system with three levels: district, appeals, Supreme