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

PART OF FUNDING & ASSUMPTIONSEEN AS EXCESSIVE BY PA FARMERS

EXCISE TAX ON DOMESTIC MADE PRODUCTS TRANSPORTED WITHIN THE COUNTRY