HIST 2610 1st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture A Rise of ConstitutionalismOutline of Current Lecture Constitution Adopted Bill of RightsIn Article 1 Section 8FederalistCurrent LectureConstitution Submitted to States-September 1787-9 states-Great Debate-Divide into 2 factions:1. Federalism. James Madison is a federalist at this point but was not a member of the Federalist Party. Merchants and people involved in manufacturing, people with large amounts of land, and people who bought bonds who were weary of repayment were federalists. 2. Anti-federalists - farmers, debtors (they had entered into debt in currencies that were weaker than the ones set up by the new constitution. the would have to pay back their debt using money that was more valuable), people who were tied into the state governmentsConstitution Adopted (1788)-Delaware - the first state to ratify the new federal constitution-PA, NJ, GA, and CT ratified next-then Massachusetts-then Maryland and South Carolina-NH became 9th state to ratify in June, 1788-VAThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Ratification difficult in NY-Alexander Hamilton (wrote 50 essays) , James Madison (wrote 30 essays) , and John John Jay( wrote 5). All essays were signed off with the same signature. -The Federalist James Madison was instrumental in creating a political party-NY ratified in July 1788 NC and RIBill of Rights -First 10 Amendments added to constitution in 1791-Guaranteed people the following:1. Guarantees of Basic Personal Rights2 Military Guarantees3. Legal Guaratees- protection against, life, liberty, and property, also law against cruel and unusual punishment - what is thatIn article one section 8:power to collect tazesborrow moneycoin money and regulate valuebuild post officeregulate interstate and foreign commerceauthority to protect federal propertygiven the power to declare war - states don't have thispower to make treaties with foreign nationsarticle one section 8 clause 18:the elastic clause : the government is given the power to make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out these tasks above. The Federalist Period1789 to 1800The 1st Presidential Election-George Washington - first President.-30 April 1789-New York City-John AdamsBeginning of Cabinet System-Congress created 3 exec depts1. Treasury - Alexander Hamilton2. State - Thomas Jefferson3. War - Henry KnoxThese 3 individuals along with Edmund Randolph as Attourney General made up the 1st Cabinet(the first executive administration of the United StatesFederal Court System Established-Judiciary Act of 1789-Supreme CourtHamilton's Financial Plan-Hamilton recommended that: 1. Foreign debt2. Domestic debt3. Assume State debt - state debt needed to be assumed by the government3. Establish a national
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