The Early Federalists: Washington and Adams Presidency (1 янв 1789 г. – 1 янв 1797 г.)

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Washington's presidency
- Domestic Policy
- supported Federalist way of tax on whiskey and creation of national bank
- granted power to fire executive branch employees.
- appointed the first cabinet
- mobilized troops to settle uprising over whiskey tax

- Executives
- organize new departments of executive branch.
- authorize president to appoint chiefs of departments; included Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph. formed cabinet of advisers to discuss policy issues

- Court System
- Supreme Court. given power to create other federal courts with lesser powers and determine amount of justices in Supreme court. given power to rule on constitutionality of decisions by state courts. provided 13 district courts and three circuit courts of appeals

- Hamilton's plan
- debts - interest bearing bonds & tariffs for imported goods as way of raising revenue and help businesses
- National bank - print currency and use federal deposits to stimulate business

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