1. The executive branch of the government, also known as the presidency. It includes the ministers that the president appoints to serve in his cabinet. George Washington was elected to be the first president of the United States. He was not elected by a popular vote at this time.
2. The legislative branch of the government where representatives would be elected from all the states and would then meet together (similar to parliament in Britain and Thailand). From the start there was conflict over representation between states with large populations and small populations. So a compromise was reached where in the congress the number of representatives would be based on population size, but in the Senate every state would have two representatives.
3. the judicial branch of the government. This was a system of courts and judges at the local, state, and federal level with the supreme court as the highest court in the country. The idea was that this branch would interpret the constitution and laws fairly and objectively and would be independent of different political interests.