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1
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What amendants make up the BoR?

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First 10 amendants

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What is the difference between a law and a amendant?

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Law: bill that gets passed
Amendant: a change to an existing law

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How does a amendant get proposed?

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By 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of state

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How does a amendant then get ratified?

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By 3/4 of the state legisluture

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What five civil liberties does the 1st amendant protect?

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Speech, religon, assembly, press, and petition the gov’t

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6
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What does the 2nd give you the right to own?

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Firearms

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What does the 4th Amendent protect you form?

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Unreasonable searches and seizure without proable cause.

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8
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What amendment is important for people acused of commiting a crime?

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5th

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

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Due process of the law

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10
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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trail by an impartial jury.

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6th

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What does the 9th amendment keep the gov. from doing?

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Claiming the BoR are the only rights Americans have.

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12
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What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the right of the individual?

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Bill of Rights

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13
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What was given power in tge 10th amendment for protection?

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States

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14
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Who were the first president and vice presidentin American history?

A

Geroge Washington

John Adams

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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- handle relations with foriegn countries

Treasury- deal w/ finical priblems

War- deals w/ nations defense

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Sec. Of state, sec. Of treasury, Sec. Of War, Attorney General

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17
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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamiltion

18
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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Sec. Of Treasury

19
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What act established a federal court system?

A

Judicary Act of 1789

20
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

A

Overturn them

21
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Who was John Jay?

A

1st Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court.

22
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What is a national debt?

A

The amount the gov’t owed

23
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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

A

Create a national debt

24
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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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The southern state because they owed less than the northern states

25
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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

A

In exchange for the US captiol being in the south.

26
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

A

Fell within the intent of the constitution

27
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What is a tariff?

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Instituted to encourage people to buy american goods.

28
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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A civil uprising againist taxing power of fedreal gov’t

29
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

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Didnt want the job to turn into a king like job.

30
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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  • favored stonrg fed. Gov’t
  • rule by wealthy
  • loose interpretation
31
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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 ijterpetion of the constitution

32
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

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Feared growth

33
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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Partisan

34
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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

35
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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

36
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

A

Naturalization Act
Alien Act
Sedition Act

37
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What was the Naturalization Act?

A

Required aliens to live in US for 14 years before they could become a citizen

38
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What were the Alien Acts?

A

Allowed president to deport aliens

39
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What was the Sedition Act?

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A crime to speak or write false critisms to try or weaken the gov’t

40
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

A

1st Amendment

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