Chapter 9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
10
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
Law: bill that gets passed
Amendment: a change to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of congress
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of the state legistlatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st
Amendment protect?
Speech,religion,assembly,press,and pettion the gov’t
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of rights
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)
Being forced to house troops against your will
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The 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
What does the 9
th
Amendment keep the government from doing?
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 ; Thomas Jefferson
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State dept: realations w/ other nations
Treasury dept: deal w/ financial matters
War dept: deals w/ nations defence
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Secretary of state,treasury, and war dept and the attorny general
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
State: thomas jefferson
Treasury: Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
The secretary of state dept
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Overturn state laws
Who was John Jay?
1st chief justice of the supream court
What is a national debt?
The amount the gov’t owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Have the federal gov’t take care of the state debts from the war
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The south
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Hamilton said he would move the capitol to the south
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
It fell withen the intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov’t
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He didnt want presidency to be like a king
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
- favored strong federal gov’t
- rule by wealthy
- loose interpretation of const.
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
- state banks
- state gov’ts
- rule by people
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He belived that they divided people and kept the gov’t from working together
