| A | B |
|---|
| inaugurate | sworn in as a public official |
| Federal Judiciary Act | gave the Supreme Court 6 members: a chief justice or judge, and 5 associate justices |
| cabinet | heads of departments who assist the president with the many issues and problems he has to face |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
| George Washington | first president of the United States |
| John Adams | runner-up in the first presidential election and therefore became our first vice-president |
| precedent | an example that would become standard practice |
| judiciary | system of courts and judges |
| Henry Knox | 1st secretary of war |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1st secretary of state and US minister to France |
| Alexander Hamilton | 1st secretary of treasury |
| Edmund Randolph | 1st attorney general |
| Hamilton's Financial Plan | pay off war debts, raise gov't revenues, create a national bank |
| strict construction | narrow or strict interpretation of the Constitution |
| loose construction | a broad or flexible interpretation of the Constitution |
| State Department | deals with relations with other nations |
| treasury department | handles the nation's finances |
