The Eight Precedents In The Political Life Of George Washington

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The eight precedents that George Washington introduced into the political life of the United States were that he wanted to establish a cabinet of advisors together within the Executive Branch. The second precedent is that he introduced the tradition that president should not go into chamber and to not ask senate for advice. The third precedent was diplomatic which has to do with having permission to be in the country and show their credentials and introduces a policy of neutrality. The fourth precedent was to establish the role of commander in chief does not actually lead troops in battle. The fifth precedent that he gave was that the president is the enforcer of federal law; this comes from the Whiskey Rebellion. The sixth precedent was that the he establish the tradition of Presidential Farewell Address. The seventh precedent he gave was that the first president is to give the Union Address and he did his in person. The eighth and last precedent is that presidents cannot serve more than two terms. George Washington retired after his second term; however, Franklin Delano Roosevelt served four terms. …show more content…
The second precedent support the new fiscal concepts like a national debt that is later adopted. The third precedent pertains to foreign wars that will follow up until WWII. For the fifth precedent he established relations with Great Britain with Jay’s Treaty and to this day they still remain as one of the closest allies of the United States. For the eighth precedent it was followed by all presidents until the 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, he was the only president to run for his fourth terms. This was then turned into the 22nd Amendment to the