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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:addressed
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the issue of slavery
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gptkbp:cabinet_member
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March 4, 1789
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gptkbp:closed
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March 4, 1791
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:concluded_on
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the adjournment of 1791
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gptkbp:created
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gptkb:the_United_States_Navy
gptkb:the_Department_of_War
gptkb:the_Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:the_United_States_Army
gptkb:the_Department_of_State
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gptkb:the_United_States_Postal_Service
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gptkb:the_Constitution_of_the_United_States
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gptkb:Frederick_Muhlenberg
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gptkbp:had_majority_party
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gptkb:Federalist_Party
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gptkbp:had_minority_party
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gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
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the first Congress of the United States
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gptkbp:included
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gptkb:the_House_of_Representatives
the Senate
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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the assumption of state debts
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gptkbp:is_significant_for
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creating a system of taxation
creating a framework for future amendments to the Constitution
establishing the role of the President in legislation
defining the relationship between states and the federal government
addressing foreign relations issues
addressing the needs of the new nation
creating a federal government structure
creating a national bank
creating a system of checks on executive power
creating a system of federal courts
creating the framework for the federal judiciary
debating the Constitution
defining the powers of the executive branch
defining the powers of the federal government
establishing legislative procedures
establishing the federal budget process
establishing the principle of checks and balances
establishing the principle of federalism
establishing the role of Congress
passing the first federal laws
ratifying the first amendments to the Constitution
setting precedents for future Congresses
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:meets
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gptkb:Federal_Hall
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gptkbp:number_of_members
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69
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gptkbp:passes_through
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gptkb:the_Tariff_Act_of_1789
gptkb:the_Judiciary_Act_of_1789
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:ratified_by
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gptkb:the_Bill_of_Rights
the Treaty of Paris 1783
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gptkbp:session
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gptkb:New_York_City
1st Congress
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:the_second_Congress_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:was_constituted_by
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elected representatives
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gptkb:the_second_Congress_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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gptkb:the_American_Revolution
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gptkbp:was_legislative_body_of
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gptkb:the_United_States
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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gptkb:the_United_States_government
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Independence_Hall
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4
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