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1
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What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?

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Bill of Rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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The first 10 amendments

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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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A law is when a bill gets passed and a amendment is a change to an existing law

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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Either by 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states

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5
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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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It has to be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislature

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the gov’t.

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What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?

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Firearms or guns

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What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

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Unreasonable searches and seizures w/o probable cause

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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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5th amendment

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According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

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W/o due process of law

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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

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6th amendment

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What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

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Prevents the gov’t from claiming the BOR are the only rights Americans have

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What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

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States could be used as protection against the national gov’t

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14
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

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George Washington was president and Thomas Jefferson was Vice President

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What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department

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State- handled relations with other nations

Treasury Dept.- deal with financial problems

War Dept.- deals with nations defense

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Thomas Jefferson- Secretary of State

Henry Knox- Sec. of war

Alexander Hamilton- sec. of Treasury

17
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What act established a federal court system?

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Judiciary Act of 1789

18
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

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Take care of state debts from the war

19
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What is a national debt?

A

The amount the gov’t owes

20
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Who was John Jay?

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1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

21
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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

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Federal gov’t take care of the state debts from the war

22
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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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Southern states because they had to pay more than the northern states

23
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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

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Exchange for the capital being in Washington DC

24
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

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Fell within the intent of the constitution

25
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What is a tariff?

A

Tax on important goods

26
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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Civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov’t

27
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

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He didn’t want to be a “King-like” person

28
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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Favored a strong gov’t

Rule by wealthy

Loose interpretation of the constitution

29
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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State banks

State gov’t

Rule by the people

Strict interpretation of the constitution

30
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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Partisan

31
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

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Caucuses

32
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

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XYZ affair

33
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ affair?

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To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration

34
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What was the Naturalization Act?

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Required aliens to live in the US for 14 years before being eligible to be a citizen

35
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What were the Alien Acts?

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Allowed Pres. To deport aliens

36
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What was the Sedition Act?

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A crime to speak or write false criticism about the gov’t

37
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

A

1st amendment

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