Chapter 9

Question 1

What amendants make up the BoR?

Answer 1

First 10 amendants

Question 2

What is the difference between a law and a amendant?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

How does a amendant get proposed?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

How does a amendant then get ratified?

Answer 4

By 3/4 of the state legisluture

Question 5

What five civil liberties does the 1st amendant protect?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Firearms

Question 7

What does the 4th Amendent protect you form?

Answer 7

Unreasonable searches and seizure without proable cause.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

5th

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Due process of the law

Question 10

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

Answer 10

6th

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Claiming the BoR are the only rights Americans have.

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Bill of Rights

Question 13

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

Answer 13

States

Question 14

Who were the first president and vice presidentin American history?

Answer 14

Geroge Washington

John Adams

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department

Answer 15

State- handle relations with foriegn countries

Treasury- deal w/ finical priblems

War- deals w/ nations defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamiltion

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

Sec. Of Treasury

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

Judicary Act of 1789

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Overturn them

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court.

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

The amount the gov’t owed

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Create a national debt

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The southern state because they owed less than the northern states

Question 25

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

Answer 25

In exchange for the US captiol being in the south.

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Fell within the intent of the constitution

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Instituted to encourage people to buy american goods.

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

A civil uprising againist taxing power of fedreal gov't

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

* favored stonrg fed. Gov't * rule by wealthy * loose interpretation

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 31

State banks State gov't Rule by the people Strict ijterpetion of the constitution

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 32

Feared growth

Question 33

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 33

Partisan

Question 34

Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

Answer 34

Caucuses

Question 35

What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

Answer 35

XYZ Affair

Question 36

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 36

Naturalization Act Alien Act Sedition Act

Question 37

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 38

Allowed president to deport aliens

Question 39

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 40

1st Amendment