The FFC was involved in funding the government, establishing confidence in the nations fiscal responsibilities, repayment of debts, looking to the future. The decision to place the Capital on the Potomac was not quick or uncontested. There were critical tensions between Federalists and Antifederalists, quasi-monarchists and republicans, formal rules and personal and popular practice which set the precedents which define the Presidency and our democracy even today. Students research the controversies and practices which developed as the constitutional form of the executive became functional. Compare 18th century style with the styles of Andrew Jackson, JFK, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton.
Students read letters written by citizens on a wide variety of issues.
Treaties, resolutions, policy statements and military opportunities all illuminate this topic. All rights reserved.