Chapter 9

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Bill of Rights

Question 2

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

The first ten

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

Is a bill that gets passed and amendment is a change to an existing law

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the state

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

3/4 of the state legislature

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press,and petition of govt

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Firearms

Question 8

What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

Answer 8

Unreasonable searches

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

Plead the 5th

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Process of law

Question 11

What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

Answer 11

6th

Question 12

What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

Answer 12

From claiming the BoR are the only rights Americans have

Question 13

What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

Answer 13

Powers of a national government

Question 14

Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

Answer 14

George Washington and John Adams

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The 1st Congress establishes these 3 departments to help the President run the government.
State Department – Handle Relations w/ other nations.

Question 16

Treasury Department

Answer 16

Treasury Dept. – deal w/ financial matters.

Question 17

War Department

Answer 17

War Dept. – deals w/ nation’s defense.

Question 18

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 18

●These men, along with the Attorney General, make up the cabinet – group to advise the President.

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Thomas Jefferson – Secretary Of State

●Alexander Hamilton – Sec. Of Treasury

Question 20

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 20

Alexander Hamilton – Sec. Of Treasury

Question 21

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 21

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a federal court system

Question 22

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

Answer 22

State laws would remain, but federal courts had the power to reverse state decisions.

Question 23

Who was John Jay?

Answer 23

John Jay – 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Question 24

What is a national debt?

Answer 24

National debt – the amount the gov’t owed.

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Alexander Hamilton proposed a plan that would have the federal gov’t take care of the state debts from the war.

Question 26

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

Answer 26

The Southern states were against this plan because they owed less than the Northern states & would have to pay more than their fair share to compensate.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

The South agreed w/ Hamilton’s plan in exchange for the US Capital being moved to the South, Washington DC

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Hamilton said a national bank fell within the intent of the Constitution

Question 29

What is a tariff?

Answer 29

Tariffs were instituted to encourage people to buy American goods. ●Tariffs – tax on imported goods

Question 30

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 30

Whiskey Rebellion – a civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov’t.

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Believed that political parties divided people and kept the govt from working together

Question 32

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 32

Favored a strong federal govt Rule by wealthy Loose interpretation of the constitution

Question 33

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 33

State banks State govt Rule by people Strict interpretation of the constitution

Question 34

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 34

Kept govt from working together

Question 35

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 35

Partis

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Caucuses

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Demand a bribe

Question 38

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 38

For aliens to live more than 14 years in us before they were citizens

Question 39

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 39

Allowed president to deport aliens

Question 40

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 40

A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government

Question 41

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 41

1st amendment