Chapter 9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights
The 1st 10 amendments
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that hets passed and a amendment is a change to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the state
How does an amendment then get ratified?
By 3/4 of the state legislature
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press,and petition the goverment
What does the 2nd
Amendment give you the right to own?
To have or own a firearm
What does the 4th amendment protect you from
Protects you from unreosonable searches and seizures without probable cause
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?
Without the process of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
The 6th
What does the 9th
Amendment keep the government from doing?
Stating That the bill of rights only apply only to americans
What was given power in the 10
th
Amendment for protection?
As protection against the powers of a national goverment
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of rights
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Treasury department,war department,secertary of state,secratary of treasury,secretary of war,and attorney general
