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.