Chaoter 8 Flashcards
What limits the power of the government and protects the right of the individuals?
The bill or rights
What admenments make up the bill or rights
The first 10
What is the difference in a law and an admenment?
A law can only be for a state and an anmendment is for the whole country
How does an admenment get perposed?
By 2/3 of congress of the states
How does an admenment then get ratified
By 3/4 of state legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st amendment protect?
Freedom of speech, religion,assembly,press and petition of government
What does the 2nd amendment give you the right to own?
The right to bear arms so you can own a gun
What does the 4th amendment protect you from?
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause
What amendment is immortant for people who are accused of crimes?
The 5th
According to the 5th amendment natural cannon be taken away without?
Due process of law
What amendment gives you a right to a speedy public trial by and impartial jury?
6
What does the 9th amendment keep the government from doing?
From claiming the bill of rights
What was the given power in the 10th amendment ?
The states and governments
Who were the 1st president and Vice President in American history?
President/ George Washington
Vice President/john Adams
What was a whiskey rebellion?
A civil uprising argument (the taxing power of the federal government)
Why did Washington not want to run for the third term of presidency
He didn’t wasn’t the president to be like a king
What are 3 expects of the federal party?
Favored a strong federal government
Belived its rule by the wealth
Loose interpretation of the constitution
What are 4 aspects of the democracy republic party
State banks
State government
Rule by the people
Strict interpretation of the constitution
How did Washington feel about political parties
Washington believed that they divided people and kept the government from working together
Before the election of 1796 what was held for the first time to determine presidential candidate?
Clauses
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America
France seized American ships that carried cargo to gb
Why were three acts created after the xyz affair
To protect the security of the nation and show immigration
What was the naturalization act?
Allowed president to deport aliens
What was he sedition act?
A crime to speak or write false criticism to try and weaken the government
What amendments did the sedition act contradict?
1st
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act of 1789
Who was john jay?
1st chief executive
What could federal courts do to state laws if deman nessicary
They could take care of state debts from the war
What is a national debt?
The amount of money the government owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
He proposed a plan that would have the federal government take caref state debts from war
What areas in America were against his plan and why did the feel this way?
The south because they owed less than the northern states and they would have to pay more
Why did Hamilton think it was ok for him to make a national bank?
Because he said it fell within the acceptaion of the constitution
What is a tanruff?
Tax on imported goods
According to the 10th amendment natural rights cannot be taken away with out what?
Without issue government from the law
What admenment gives you the right to a specific public trial by the jury?
6th
What did each department of the executive branch deal with
3 departments
State department
Handle realtors with other nations
Treasury department
Deal with financial matters
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold
Secularly of treasure
What is favoring one side of political decisions
Partisan
