USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As president and head of the executive branch, Washington was responsible for enforcing the government that the Constitution created.

Detailed explanation-2: -He served two terms, guiding the new government through the organization of the executive branch, founding the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., opening the west for settlement, and establishing precedents that have influenced the conduct of succeeding presidents ever since.

Detailed explanation-3: -The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the current presidential cabinet includes sixteen members, George Washington’s cabinet included just four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

Detailed explanation-5: -George Washington (1732-99) was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797.