Chapter 9 Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
The 10 amendments
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
Law- Bill that gets passed.
How does an amendment get proposed?
When 2/3 of Comgress or the stats agree on it.
How does an amendment then get ratified?
When 3/6 of the state legislature agree on it.
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of spech, religion, assembly, press, and petition in the government.
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)
Protects against unreasonable search and seizures without proper cause.
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The Fifth 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?
The Sixth Amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming that the BoR is the only amount of rights Americans have.
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
State- handle relations with other nations.
Treasury- deal with financial matters
War- deals with nation’s defence
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and the Attourney General.
