MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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to give official approval
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the right to vote
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action or decision that later serves as an example
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action or decision that becomes a law
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington established precedents for the executive office that have since become customary practice. Washington is responsible for establishing the tradition of the inaugural address and the cabinet system, neither prescribed by the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Washington set the precedent of a two term limit. Because he chose not to run for a third term, no president until Franklin D. Roosevelt served more than two terms. In 1947 the 22nd Amendment was passed limiting the president to serving two terms.
Detailed explanation-3: -prec·e·dent ˈpre-sə-dənt. : an earlier occurrence of something similar. : something done or said that may serve as an example or rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind. a verdict that had no precedent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most important precedent was Washington’s final act as president: He stepped down after completing two terms. Pressed to serve a third, he believed that a peaceful transition of power to a newly elected president would be in the nation’s best interest.