Chapter 9 Flashcards
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of rights
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
The first 10
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that gets passed
An amendment is an existing law that is changed
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of state legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition of the government
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
A gun
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searches and seizures w/o probable cause
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
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 amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming the BoR are the only rights Americans have
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
Powers not granted to the national government belong to the states and the people
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and Samuel Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
State department-relations w/ other nations
Treasury department- dealer w/ financial matters
War department- deals with national defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
The secretary of war
The secretary of treasury
The Secretary of State and
Attorney 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?
Secretary of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Overturned them
Who was John Jay?
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
Amount of money that the government owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
A plan that would have the federal government take care of the states debt
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The south and bc they owed less & would have to lay more than their fair share
