History A-Level
Executive power and precedent
What Executive power and precedent means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Washington established vital precedents, such as forming a Cabinet of advisors and limiting his tenure to two terms, which practically interpreted the Constitution's broad executive clauses.
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