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

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The Bill Of Rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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The First 10 Amendments

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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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A law is a bill that gets passed and an Amendment is a change to an existing law

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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By 2/3 of the congress or 2/3 of the states

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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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By 3/4 of the state legislatures

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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Guarantees freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press, and petition

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

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Guns

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

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It protects against unreasonable searches

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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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The 5th Amendment

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

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Due process of law

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

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6th Amendment

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

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Claiming that the Bill Of Rights are the only rights that the people have

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

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States could be used as protection against the powers of a national government

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

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George Washington and John Adams

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

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State Department: Handle Relations with other nations

Treasury Department: Deal with financial matters

War Department:Deals with nations defense

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Thomas Jefferson,Alexander Hamilton,and Henry Knox

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

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Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

18
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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Secretary of Treasury

19
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What act established a federal court system?

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The Judiciacy Act of 1789

20
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

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Overturn or override them

21
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Who was John Jay?

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1st Chief Justice of the supreme

22
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What is a national debt?

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The amount the government owed

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

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He proposed a plan that would have the federal gov’t take care of the states debts from the war

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

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The south because they owed less then the northern states

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

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Because they will get the capital

26
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

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He said it fell within the intent of the constitution

27
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What is a tariff?

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Tax on imported goods

28
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

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

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Because he was old and wanted to leave plus he thought it was king like to stay in that long I think but idk :)

30
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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Favored a small federal government/rule by wealthy/loose in interpretation of the coast

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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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State Banks/State Governments/Rule by the people/Strict interpretation of the coast

32
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

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He thought it divided the country

33
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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Partisan

34
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

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Caucuses

35
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

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It was where America traded with Great Britain and French didn’t like that so they took over their cargo ship and then said it would be ok if America gave them millions of dollars which they didn’t so they scan not three people over for a meeting and John Adams called the x,y,z

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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

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The Naturalization Act,Alien Act, and sedition Act

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What was the Naturalization Act

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Allowed aliens to live in the us and then they would get citizenship after 14 years of living in the country

38
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What were the Alien Acts?

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Allowed president to deport aliens

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What was the Sedition Act?

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People can’t say anything bad about the government

40
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

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The first amendment

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