Chapter 9 Flashcards
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bor
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 passes and a amendment is a change in a law
How does an amendment get proposed?
It is 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
By 3/4 of the state
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press, and petition of the gov’t
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Carry fire arms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searches
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Process of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
The 5th
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Protects the governments from the bor
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
State could be used as protection
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 department-relations w/other nations
Treasury dept-deal w/ financial defense
War debt-deals with nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson,Henery lonoy,Alexander Hamilton
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Sec of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Could take care of state debts from the war
Who was John Jay?
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
Amount state owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Take care of them
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
Southern states and they owed less then northern states
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
For the us capital
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
He said it fell with a intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Things to encourage people to buy American goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A uprising against the govt
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He felt like it kept people from working together
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Working together,state banks, rule by the people
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
Working together,state banks, rule by the people,state govts
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He didn’t like them
What is favoring one side in a political decision?
Partison
Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?
Caucuses
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?
France seized American ships
Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?
To protect the security of the nation
What was the Naturalization Act?
Required aliens to live in the us for 14 years
What were the Alien Acts?
Allowed presidents to deport aliens
What was the Sedition Act?
A crime to speak or write false criticisms
What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
The 1st
