Us Constitution Dbq

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government was weak and states were like independent countries. So to try and fix these problems The United States Constitution was founded. It established America’s national government and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. However, it wasn’t working as planned so it had to be ratified. After the adoption of the Constitution George Washington and Thomas Jefferson helped to establish a stable government. They did this by creating a separation between the government and the citizens, having equality for the citizens, and accomplishing their goals.
Washington took office as the first president of the United States on April 30th, 1789. His first task was to organize new departments of the executive branch. He created a cabinet of advisers that consisted of him and four other men. They would met regularly and discuss major policy issues. This increased equality because he got advice from many
Like Washington, Jefferson had also helped to establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution. Jefferson retained the loyalty of Democratic-Republican government. He reduced the size of the military, eliminated a number of federal jobs, repealed the excise taxes and lowered the national debt. He believed that in order order to be a better government, the government should govern less so he created least oppressive government. To do this he made sure that no one would rise to absolute power. He set a precedent for presidents that they can only serve two terms. So that the citizens would not feel like they were under a dictatorship, this kept the government stable. When Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Purchase, it showed Federalist to be weak, sectionalist party that could do little more than complain about Democratic- Republican policies. Jefferson’s accomplishments were successful because of Washington’s