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Line 4: == Elections == {{wikipedia\|1788–89 United States presidential election}} In the [[W:1788–89 United States presidential election\|1788-1789 election]], voters (adult white male landowners) chose electors, who then cast votes for up to two candidates. Washington received a unanimous vote from every elector. The electors' 2nd votes were heavily split but John Adams won a plurality (34/69) and became Vice President.▼ {{wikipedia\|1792 United States presidential election}} {{wikipedia\|1796 United States presidential election}} ▲In the ~~[[W:1788–89 United States presidential election\|1788-~~1789 election]], voters (adult white male landowners) chose electors, who then cast votes for up to two candidates. Washington received a unanimous vote from every elector. The electors' 2nd votes were heavily split but John Adams won a plurality (34/69) and became Vice President. Washington easily won re-election in 1792, and undoubtedly could have won a third term (should he have offered his candidacy in 1796), but he famously chose to step down despite his popularity,. This was a precedent-setting ~~decision~~norm that was later enacted as the 22nd Amendment of the [[United States ~~Constitution\|US~~ Constitution]]. == Political Parties == Line 12 ⟶ 15: {{wikipedia\|Burr–Hamilton duel}} Washington opposed party politics. His wrote all about it in [[~~wikipedia:~~George Washington's Farewell Address\|his farewell address]]. Washington died in 1799. Soon after his death (and following the defeat of incumbent [[W:John Adams\|President John Adams]] in the election of 1800), [[W:Alexander Hamilton\|Alexander Hamilton]] emerged as the leader of the "Federalist" party. [[W:Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson]] (a staunch political opponent of Adams) emerged as the leader of the "Anti-Federalist" party. See [[United States#Political Eras]] for more on this topic. [[Category:~~Deceased~~American politicians\|Washington, George]] [[Category:~~United~~Deceased\|Washington, ~~States~~George]] [[Category:United States\|Washington, George]] [[Category:Presidents of the United States\|Washington, George]]