| A | B |
|---|
| New York City | Nation's first capital |
| George Washington | First President of the United States |
| inauguration | a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office |
| precedent | an example to be followed by others in the future |
| Alexander Hamilton | secretary of treasury |
| Thomas Jefferson | secretary of state |
| Henry Knox | secretary of war |
| Edmund Randolph | attorney general |
| Cabinet | secretaries of the executive departments that met with Washington |
| judiciary | court system |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | created the Supreme Court of six justices |
| John Jay | first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| bond | a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay back with interest |
| speculators | people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit |
| unconstitutional | contrary to what is in the Constitution |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
