Library of Congress: Web guide with related primary documents and resources America's Founding Documents, National Archives: Original text and online resources
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bill on September 21, 1789. U.S. President George Washington signed the Act into law on September 24, 1789. File:Judiciary Act of 1789.jpg The Act set the
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D.C.; "Foggy Bottom" is thus sometimes used as a metonym. Established in 1789 as the first administrative arm of the U.S. executive branch, the State Department
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Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The first secretary of the treasury was Alexander Hamilton, who was sworn into office on September 11, 1789. Hamilton
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substantially since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency
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Volumes 1 to 18 (1789–1875) of the Statutes at Large made available by the Library of Congress American Memory collections Volumes 1 to 64 (1789–1951) of the
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States of America" or "United States Government" are often used in official documents to represent the federal government as distinct from the states collectively
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presidential line of succession; first amongst cabinet secretaries. Created in 1789 with Thomas Jefferson as its first office holder, the secretary of state
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Senate (category 1789 establishments in the United States) terms. In total, the Senate consists of 100 members. From its inception in 1789 until 1913, senators were appointed by the state legislature of their respective
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documentcloud.org. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3902581-Marshals-Plane-Mexico.html#document/p3/a365008. Barrett, Devlin (21 November 2014).
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in 1788, but its implementation was set for March 4, 1789. The House began work on April 1, 1789, when it achieved a quorum for the first time. During
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Vote: 100 Documents that Shaped America – Marbury v. Madison (1803)". U.S. News & World Report. 2003. https://www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/docpages/document_page19
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Marines on November 10. Upon the seating of the 1st U.S. Congress on March 4, 1789, legislation to create a military defense force stagnated as they focused
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Treasury" (in en-US). August 16, 2016. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/17/2016-19723/providing-an-order-of-succession-within-the-depa
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Online: From George Washington to John Jay, 8 June 1789" (in en). http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-02-02-0335. Brian R. Dirck (2007)
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Agriculture - FY2024 Budget Summary". https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-usda-budget-summary.pdf. "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FY 2024 BUDGET
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United States Department of Justice.svg Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 which, among other things, established the Office of the Attorney General
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started before 1789, interrupted by the French Revolution for 20 years, and then finally built between 1812 and 1817 based on Salat's pre-1789 design. The
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Columbia, the female personification of the nation. The U.S. Constitution in 1789 called for the creation of a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction
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among the American Colonies during the American Revolution. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution
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