Chapter 9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
The first ten admendments
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A bill that gets passed and change to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of the Congress must vote for it (yes)
How does an amendment then get ratified?
2/3 of the state legislature must vote yes
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
What does the 2nd 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 without probable cause
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th admendment (I plead the 5th)
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 admendment
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of Rights
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming the Bill of Rights are your only rights as a citizen
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
States could be used as protection against the powers of a national government
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
- handled relations with other nations
- deals with financial matters
- deals with nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox
