2. 1787, George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention. The meeting formulated the present American Constitution;
3. 1789, he became the first president of the United States (and the first head of state with the title of "President" in the world).
During Washington's first term, the first ten constitutional amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were approved and came into effect. According to 1789 judicial law, the Supreme Court, the third branch of the US government, was established, and john jay, a conservative in New York State, was appointed as the Chief Justice by Washington.
As the first president, Washington appointed almost all the Supreme Court judges, and the same number was reached only by Roosevelt, who served four terms (1933- 1945). In this way, the formation of the Supreme Court, together with the appearance of the first Congress, truly established the federalism and polity of the United States.
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Washington anecdote: Borrowed books are not returned.
1789, 10 year10.5, Washington borrowed a copy of the National Law from the only library in Manhattan at that time. This book is a collection of essays on international relations and a record of debates in the British House of Commons. Washington himself didn't sign the loan column, but his assistant Letterman wrote "President" in the loan column.
According to the regulations, these two books should be returned one month later, but they have been missing for a long time, and they were discovered by a librarian in new york 220 years later.
If inflation is taken into account, after 220 years, the fine for these two books will increase to 300,000 US dollars, which is more than 6,543.8+0.8 million RMB. However, the new york Library said that it would not recover the fine, and only hoped that the two books could be returned.