“Before Jefferson took office on March 4, 1801, Adams and Congress passed the Judiciary Act 1801, which created new courts, added judges, and gave the president more control over appointment of judges. The Act was essentially an attempt by Adams and his party to frustrate his successor, as he used the act to appoint 16 new circuit judges and 42 new justices of the peace.”
• A president needed to be elected • Many Americans thought that the government was the main threat to their rights • James Madison wrote that the government had to be powerful enough to protect people’s rights, but not so strong that it could control rights of people • By May 25th, the convention was officially underway • George Washington was very admired by most Americans • Delegates decided on the rules for the next convention
On June 15, 1775, Washington was appointed Major General and Commander-in-Chief of colonial forces. Washington was the colonies’ best choice because he had experience, had been advising the congress, and the biggest factor that went into it was that if he had not been given the job Virginia, a key colony in the resistance, would have backed out. Washington’s troops were not very successful and they lost many battles, but they were victorious in March of 1776 when they forced the British to withdraw from Boston. He then moved his troops to New York City where they fought in the largest battle of the revolution. The british army launched an attack that killed 2,800 men.
George Washington was elected president and the three branches of the federal government were organized. The new country was under a lot of financial strain and Alexander Hamilton created a plan to stabilize the
The founding father’s idea when they created the Constitution was to prevent a centralized government. As expressed by James Madison in Federalist No. 51, they believe that the power surrendered by people would be divided between the federal and state governments, creating balance of power that would enable both governments to control each other. Over time, the balance of power between the federal and state governments has shifted in favor of the federal government and this has taken place with the help of the Constitution and by enactments of Congress. The role that Chief Justice John Marshall played in defining the power of the federal and state governments during the early 19th century is important to mention because he shaped the nation.
Hence Federalists came up with the Bill of Rights as a way to get the Constitution ratified and for people to really see a needed change. The Bill Of Rights which lists specific prohibitions on governmental power, lead the Anti-Federalists to be less fearful of the new Constitution . This guaranteed that the people would still remain to have rights, but the strong central government that the country needed would have to be approved. The 1804 Map of the nation shows that even after the ratification of the United States Constitution there still continued to be “commotion” and dispute in the country.(Document 8) George Washington stated that the people should have a say in the nation and government and everything should not be left to the government to decide.(Document 3) Although George Washington was a Federalist many believed he showed a point of view that seemed to be Anti-Federalists. Many believed that The Bill of Rights needed to be changed and modified and a new document’s time to come into place.
The system of checks and balance is what the country uses to this day. It seemed at the time many were focus on creating a government much different than the one they fought against.(1) The bill of rights protects and guarantees basic individual rights which has help protect the country rights to this day. Also George Washington was originally reluctant to attend the constitutional convention in which the constitution of the United States was sign and created.
Weeks before Jon Adams’ term as president of the United States was coming to an end, he signed the Judiciary Act of 1801. This act was Adams’ way of altering and reorganizing the Supreme Court in his favor before leaving office. With this act, he appointed sixteen circuit judges and forty-two Federalist justices. These justices were called midnight judges because they were appointed up until the last hour of Adam’s presidency, which ended March 4, 1801. He did this as a last-minute effort to ensure that members of his political party would have powerful positions in government.
The Framers of the Constitution had doubts about government operations and how governments worked. They were inclined to think the governments (kings) take away power from the people. However, they understood that some type of system was necessary for a nation to function. The Framers needed to make sure the government did not have complete control of the people. Creating Federalism in the United States allowed the government to set rules and standards for citizens while keeping checks and balances on their own powers.
Now that Colonies have united as one and officially broken from the British for the chance to be independent; now was the time to establish its own laws and regulation. For the first time, America was developing a government that would be the foundation to America’s government. The population was on a steadily increase with cities filling up with over 15,000 people. People were looking for a government, and future President George Washington had the perfect plan.
Harsh Winter Motivation is the only key to succeed in obtaining one’s goals. In December 1777, George Washington mandated an inconsiderable number of soldiers who spent their winter in Valley Forge. Quitting is not an option if you are loyal to your homeland. Soldiers considered the option of excluding themselves from a torturous moment they were in, but some thought of the motivation behind of what war is meant for, so the three main reasons soldiers had in mind for remaining in the battle included the rates of all ill soldiers, the depiction of George Washington’s motivation, and their beliefs in the war cause. The reasons listed above had an impact on the soldiers staying to fight until the end of a tortuous winter.
George Washington was unanimously chosen by the electoral college as the first president of the United States on April 1789 where he served two terms until March 1797. Washington selected Alexander Hamilton to serve as the Secretary of Treasury during Washington’s presidency, although he did a good job as Treasurer, his economic plans did bring split decisions from congress which reluctantly accepted his proposals to pay off national debt. The second President of the United States was John Adams who served his term from 1797 to 1801, Adams had a very troubled Presidency as he intended to keep diplomatic relations with the French but refused to get involved in the war in Europe between the French and the British. This caused conflict between
Maintain and raise a navy and army, in general, armed forces. Before Federalism, during the Confederation this process got difficult because of the absence of funds, it was a trouble to raise money to pay the expenses of the service of soldiers and other situations, but later it got easier because the power of raising taxes came into effect and made economic situation more practical. Establish a court system, with strategies and organization to improve political administration. Furthermore, this power strengthened the validity of the processes to exercise justice with objectivity and fairness. It had the power to make and modify laws in order to carry out its power.
A meeting was called up, number of delegates have met in Philadelphia to discuss/construct a new form of government. Here is where George Washington became America’s first president and a new government was formed. George Washington was a leader of integrity and respected all his people and their rights, he lead by the land of the law (the Constitution). The system had been very successful, the national government had an increase in power in which the civilians were no longer allowed to do as they please. It had created boundaries between the two.
Twelve were approved and called the Bill of Rights on December 12th 1791. This was a written summary of the inalienable rights and liberties. In 1789, a consensus was reached and the Judiciary Act was created. It implemented the judiciary clause of the Constitution by establishing the Supreme Court and federal courts. In order to raise revenue and not protect foreign competition the Tariff Act was passed in the same year.
