Chapter 9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
1st 10 amendments
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
BoR
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
Law is a bill that starts in congress and gets passed
An amendment is a change to a law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of congress or 2/3 of states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of state legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech, religon, assembly, press, and petition the govt
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Firearms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th amendment
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Due process of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Prevents the govt from claiming the BoR are the only rights Americans have
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington became pres
John Adams became VP
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
State Department-handle relations w other nations
Treasury Department-deal w fiancial matters
War Department-deals w nation defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Sec of state
Sec of treasury
Sec of war
Attourney general
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Sec of state-Thomas Jefferson
Sec of treasury-Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Sec of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
The Judiciary Act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Reverse laws
Who was John Jay?
1st cheif justice of the supreme court
What is a national debt?
The amount of $ the govt owes
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Have the federal govt take care of it
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The South was against it because they owed less than the Northern states and would have to pay mkre than their fair share
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
They agreed in exchange for the US capital to be moved to the south
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
He said it feel within the intent of the const
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal govt
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He didnt want the pres’s to become like kings
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Favored strong federal govt
Rule by wealthy
Loose interpretation of the govt
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
State banks
State govts
Rule by people
strict interpretation of the const
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He was partisan
What is favoring one side in a political decision?
A partisan
Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?
Cacuses
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 14 yrs in the US before becoming a citizen
What were the Alien Acts?
Allowed pres to deport aliens
What was the Sedition Act?
A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the govt
What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
1st
