Cabinet Members
Head of State Department
Thomas Jefferson
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights
10
People argued over the legal system, whether it should be for the entire nation or keep it with the existing states. An agreement was reach by this act.
Judiciary Act of 1789
The Cabinet is a part of which branch of government
Executive
Head of Department of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
The Bill of Rights limits the power of ______
Government
The Constitution established this as the final authority on many issues.
Supreme Court
The three department heads and the attorney general were _______ to the president
Advisors
Head of Department of War
Henry Knox
Who introduced the set of amendments that would become our Bill of Rights
James Madison
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a _______ court system
Federal
In what year did the executive branch begin to take shape
1789
Washington chose this person to be attorney general.
Edmund Randolph
How many Amendments did Congress pass?
12
This part of the government must approve the president's nomination for Supreme Court Chief Justice
Senate
Who set up the three departments and two offices of the executive branch
Congress
Who created the office of postmaster general?
Congress
In what month and year did the Bill of Rights become a part pf the Constitution
December of 1791
President Washington chose this person to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
Congress was unsure how much power the president ought to have over the cabinet. In a vote on this question, senators were evenly divided. Who broke the tie and what is his role in the government
Vice President John Adams