The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791
Establishing the Executive Departments
The precedent-setting First Federal Congress fleshed
out the governmental structure provided for in the Constitution and ensured
the new government's stability. This mini-edition presents documents
relating to establishing the first three executive departments, and in
particular, the critically important constitutional debate over the power
of removal of executive branch officials.
Charlene Bickford, Project Director and Coeditor |
George Holland. A View of Broad Street, |
Sponsors and Supporters
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Department of History |
and Records Commission |
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for the Humanities |
University Press |
And Many Individual Contributors