Nine states needed to ratify it and there were several who wouldn’t until the Bill of Rights were added. This took time.
What delayed the inauguration of the new government under the U.S. Constitution?
What delayed the inauguration of the new government under the U.S. Constitution?
congress could not agree on where the temporary capital should be.
congress could not agree on where the temporary capital should be.
congress could not agree on where the temporary capital should be.
The national government of the United States, established under the Constitution, was formed in 1789. The Constitution was ratified in 1788, and the first Congress met on March 4, 1789. The government was officially organized with the inauguration of George Washington as the first president on April 30, 1789.
See wikipedia's article under his name and look at his date of birth and date of inauguration.
January
Though initial estimates of the crowd for Barack Obama's inauguration were just under 2 million people, later estimates had the figure at a little over a million.
January, generally speaking.
Yes, your period can be delayed from it.
President Gerald Ford /