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Creating the Presidency. C atie Malone November 30, 2010. Critical Points. Views of the President Federalists v. Anti-Federalists Constitution Case Studies George Washington Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Salus populi. Federalists. James Madison. Alexander Hamilton. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Creating the Presidency
Catie MaloneNovember 30, 2010
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Critical Points• Views of the President– Federalists v. Anti-Federalists– Constitution– Case Studies• George Washington• Thomas Jefferson• Andrew Jackson
• Salus populi
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Federalists James Madison Alexander Hamilton
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Federalists• Strong federal
government • Hamilton’s Plan• Hamilton’s view of
energetic leadership
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Anti-Federalists Richard Henry Lee George Clinton
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Letters from a Federal Farmer No. 3
• Richard Henry Lee• Inability to act against
the Senate• Senatorial power
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Cato’s Letter No. 5• November 22, 1787• Presidential power
leads to “oppression and ruin”
• President as monarch– “flatterers and
favorites”, state officials and the Vice-President
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“Republicus”• Conflict of interest
during impeachment • Counsel• Lack of accountability
of the Senate
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Article II• Section 1 – Process & Qualifications• Section 2 – Commander-in-chief duties,
pardon power, treaties• Section 3 – Expectations
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Article II• Vagueness/Omissions – Power to end treaties– Removal of Executive officials– Judicial review of Presidential performance
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Case Studies
• George Washington• Thomas Jefferson• Andrew Jackson
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Inaugural Address• Constitutional requirements• Legacy
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Native Americans• Perspectives on Senatorial Advice– Treaty with Native Americans
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Louisiana Purchase• Lack of policy • Advice– Attorney General– Secretary of the Treasury
• Downplay the situation
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The Embargo Act of 1807• Original intent • Change in viewpoint• Fourth Amendment
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canals
• Labor dispute• Military intervention
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Final Thoughts• Loop holes in the Constitution• Presidential actions– Past– Present
• Salus Populi
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Citations • http://www.visitingdc.com/images/george-washington-picture.jpg• http://en.academic.ru/pictures/enwiki/84/T_Jefferson_by_Charles_Willson_Peale_1791_2.jpg• http://bookexcerpts.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/andrew-jackson.jpg• http://pajamasmedia.com/ejectejecteject/files/2009/08/presidential-seal.png• http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/Alexander_Hamilton_portrait_by_John_Trumbull_1806.jpg• http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/jmadison1.jpg• http://clerk.house.gov/images/weekinhistory/new/richard-henry-lee-full.jpg• http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revgfx/sadams.jpg• http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Images/federalist.jpg• http://teachingamericanhistory.org/ratification/images/federalfarmer.jpg• http://files.libertyfund.org/img/1293/lf0353-08_1979v4_figure_015.jpg• http://www.no-debts.com/anti-federalist/antifed3.jpg• http://carrieshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/President-Harding-Delivering-Inaugural-
Address-1.jpg• http://www3.nfb.ca/visau/visau/images/HO_First_Nations_a.jpg• http://blogs.denverartmuseum.org/technology/files/2007/04/imagesla-purchase-large.jpg• http://antiquesandthearts.com/Archives/2009/03-March/images//2009-03-03__12-56-
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Citations• Cooke, Jacob Earnest. 1982. Alexander Hamilton. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons • Madison, James. The Papers of James Madison. 9 vols. Eds. Robert A. Rutland and
William M. E. Rachal. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press• Brookhiser, Richard. 2008. Geroge Washington on Leadership. Philadelphia: Basic
Books• Krent, Harold J. 2005. Presidential Powers. New York: New York University Press• McDonald, Forrest. 1979. Alexander Hamilton: A Biography. New York: W.W. Norton &
Company• McDonald, Forrest. 1994. The American Presidency: An Intellectual History.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Press• Cole, Donald B. 1993. The Presidency of Andrew Jackson. Lawrence: University of
Kansas Press• Lee, Richard Henry. 1787. “Letters from a Federal Farmer No. 5”. October 10.
http://www.constitution.org/afp/fedfar03.txt (October 6, 2010).• Clinton, George. 1787. “Cato’s Letters No. 5”. November 22. http://www.liberty-
page.com/foundingdocs/antifedpap/cato/5.html (October 6, 2010).• “The Constitution of the United States,” Article 2, Section 2. 1787.