HST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 48: United States Federal Executive Departments, Edmund Randolph, United States Constitution
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One of the founding fathers of the united states and was elected in 1789 as the first president of the united states. He oversaw the creation of a strong, well-financed national government that maintained neutrality in the wars raging in europe, suppressed rebellion, and won acceptance among americans of all types. Washington established many forms in government still used today, such as the cabinet system and inaugural address. His retirement after two terms and the peaceful transition from his presidency to that of john adams established a tradition that continued up until franklin d. roosevelt was elected to a third term. A system composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the united states, who are generally the heads of the federal executive departments. The existence of the _____ dates back to the first.
