Table of Contents
- 1 How did President Washington set the course for the new nation?
- 2 What was our nation’s first economic crisis?
- 3 Do states have inherent powers?
- 4 What is the power of federal government to regulate interstate crime?
- 5 What did Washington say about the invisible hand?
- 6 Where can I find a transcription of the inaugural address?
How did President Washington set the course for the new nation?
How did President Washington set the course for the new nation? President Washington set precedents for the nation by choosing top advisors to form his Cabinet and by establishing the court system. In April of 1789, George Washington began his term as the first President of the United States.
What was our nation’s first economic crisis?
The Panic of 1819 was the first widespread and durable financial crisis in the United States that slowed westward expansion in the Cotton Belt and was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821.
How did George Washington deal with Britain’s policy of impressment?
How did Washington deal with Britain’s policy of impressment? Washington sent John Jay to go and settle a treaty between the two country’s.
Which term refers to the idea that the union binding these United States is an agreement between the states and they can overrule the federal government?
states’ rights. idea that the union binding “these United States” is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law. XYZ Affair.
Do states have inherent powers?
The Tenth Amendment declares, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” In other words, states have all powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
What is the power of federal government to regulate interstate crime?
Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| power of state government to set up a public school system | reserved power |
| power of federal government to regulate interstate crime | impied power |
| power of federal government to set up federal courts | expressed power |
| perioid when federal and state governments prevailed in their own spheres | dual federalism |
What was the date of Washington’s Inaugural Address?
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Among the vicissitudes incident to life, no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and received on the fourteenth day of the present month.
What did Washington say to the House of Representatives?
To the preceeding observations I have one to add, which will be most properly addressed to the House of Representatives. It concerns myself, and will therefore be as brief as possible.
What did Washington say about the invisible hand?
No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.
Where can I find a transcription of the inaugural address?
This transcription was taken from the original document in the Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46, in the National Archives.