The Constitution
Can we make it work?
Look what we did!
• Federalists
• For the ratification of the new document
• Support of many large landowners, judges, lawyers, leading clergymen and
merchants
Ratification
• 9 of the 13 states needed to accept the document
• Delaware is the first!
• Acceptance by the states was quickly over shadowed by Massachusetts.
9 States ratify it!!!!
So why aren’t we happy?
• We still don’t have
• Virginia
• New York
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
Propaganda
• Federalist Papers
• For the Constitution
• Virginia
• James Madison
• New York
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Jay
Send it to Tom!
• This is great, but…
• Where are the Bill of Rights?
Benjamin Franklin
1789
Constitution
• In Debt
• RI and NC
• NC
• RI-Threatened to annex them to Massachusetts
• Overthrown 2 Constitutions
• Foreign relations aren't that great
Who were the leaders?
He was the first, so…
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Precedents were set
• #1 Cabinet meetings
• Regular meetings to get the advice of these men
• #2- Have the inauguration outside
Bill of Rights
• #1
• Freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion and petition
• #2
• Freedom to bear arms
• #5
• Double jeopardy
• Can’t incriminate yourself
• Indictment from a grand jury (Due process)
Judiciary Act of 1789
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Bold Scheme to Bolster Credit
Fund the national debt at par $54 million
Assume state debt
+$25 million
$79 million
The Deal
Location, location!
• Where was the nation’s capital going to be?
• Virginia wanted it.
• Hamilton-Jefferson
How do we pay this off?
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Tariffs90%
Excise Tax-10%
Good Reputation
• Where do we put it?
• Create a Bank of the United States
• Elastic Clause
Political Differences
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Hamilton
Loose interpretation of the Constitution
Strong central government
Supports Britain
National debt is a national blessing
Wealthy
• Republican
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Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania farmers revolt against the federal excise tax on liquor
Quickly dissolved by President Washington without any fighting.
Washington-What am I doing here?
#7-PRECEDENT
• CIVILIAN Commander in Chief
1792 Election