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George Washington Presidency DO NOW • Define the word leadership • What are some characteristics of leadership? DO NOW • Describe a time when you or someone you know set a rule and then did not follow through –What lesson does that send for the future PRECEDENT • DEFINITION: –An action or decision that sets an example 1) THE CONSITUTION CALLS FOR A JUDICIARY BRANCH • Issues: – Need a court system to interpret and decide the constitutionality of laws – Take away powers from other branches (centralize power) 1) THE CONSITUTION CALLS FOR A JUDICIARY BRANCH • Signed the Judiciary Act, appointed judges to federal courts and the Supreme Court • Wrote that the future of the nation depended on an independent judiciary 2) DEBTS AND FINANCES • Issues: – Help the economy, the government needs a bank and it is not fair to pick already existing banks – The government should not set the precedent of going beyond its power in the constitution 2) DEBTS AND FINANCES • Washington agreed to create a bank to help the economy 3) WHISKEY REBELLION • Issues: – People should have the right to protest against government policies – The government should not set the precedent of allowing rebellions 3) WHISKEY REBELLION • Assembled 13,000 men from state militias • Sent the army to Pennsylvania and the rebels fled 4) PROBLEMS WITH ENGLAND • Issues: – Allows the United States to avoid war and protect its borders – Makes the United States appear weak by signing a treaty that still allows foreign countries to capture our ships 4) PROBLEMS WITH ENGLAND • Decided compromise was best • Encouraged the Senate to approve the treaty and then he signed it. 5) FORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES • Issues: – POLITICAL PARTIES WILL DISTRACT FROM FOCUSING ON POLICIES FOR THE COMMON GOOD – CREATE DIVISION BETWEEN PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT 5) FORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES • In his farewell address, he talked about the danger of political parties • Did not pick a political party 6) YOUR CREDIBILITY IS ATTACKED • Issues: – Should people be allowed to criticize the President – Stopping criticism would limit free speech 6) YOUR CREDIBILITY IS ATTACKED • Let them continue their attacks out of respect for freedom of speech. CLOSING QUESTION • Do you think Washington set a positive precedent for the presidency? Why or Why not? – Give at least two examples – Write the question and your name in the top margin on a separate piece of paper Washington • What kind of a leader was George Washington? • Consider how Washington would behave as a peer, a captain of one of your sports teams, a participant in the school play or how he’d respond to gossip. Do Now – Reflection on Dr. Michael Fowlin’s assembly • What do you think his reaction would be? • What would George Washington think about our society wearing masks? • Needed to do v. Supposed to do WASHINGTON VS ADAMS • WAS JOHN ADAMS A GOOD LEADER? WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DID HE HAVE OR DID HE LACK? • WHO WAS A BETTER LEADER FOR THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON OR ADAMS? WHY? POLITICAL PARTIES • Compare and contrast George Washington’s Presidency to that of John Adams. How are they similar? How are they different? • What type of precedent do you think John Adams set for the presidency after his term in office? POLITICAL PARTIES • WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEMS FOR AMERICA WHEN WE START TO DIVIDE INTO DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARITES? • Who is better for the United States and its people? Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson