Ch.9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
1st ten
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
An amendment is a change to the constitution.
How does an amendment get proposed?
Two thirds of the state and congress
What five civil liberties does the 1
st
Amendment protect?
Speech religion press assembly and petition of government
What does the 2
nd
Amendment give you the right to own?
Guns
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searches and seizures
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
6th
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Due prosses of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill Of Rights
What does the 9
th
Amendment keep the government from doing?
Idk
What was given power in the 10
th
Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George washington
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
Relation with other states
Financial matters
Nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Seceratary
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas jefferson
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Sec of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Get rid of
Who was John Jay?
First cheif justice of the supreme court
What is a national debt?
The amount the government owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Have the federal government take care of them
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The southern states because they owed less than they had to pay
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Move the capitol to DC
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
It fell within the intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Taxes on imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of thefederal government
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He didnt seek a third term
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Favored a strong federal government
Rule by wealthy
Loose interpretation
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
State banks
State governments
Rule by the people
Strict interpretation of the constitution
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He believed it kept the government from working together
What is favoring one side in a political decision?
Partisan
Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?
Idk
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?
Xyz affair
Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?
To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration
What was the Naturalization Act?
Required aliens to live in merca for 14 years before they can become a citizen
What were the Alien Acts?
Allowed presidents to deport aliens
What was the Sedition Act?
Made it a crime to speek or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government
What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
1st
