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

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Bill of rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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The first ten

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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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Law is a bill that gets passed on

Amendment is a change to a law

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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2/3 of congress of 2/3of the states

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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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By 3/4 of the state legislature

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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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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Weapons ///fire arms

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

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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

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9
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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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5th admendment

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

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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

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

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Claiming the bill of rights

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13
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

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George Washington and

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What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

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State department «Handle relations with other nations
Treasury department «financial matter
War department «nations defense

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Attorney general

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

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.state*thomas Jefferson

Treasury *alexander Hamilton

17
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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Sec. of treasury

18
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What act established a federal court system?

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.judicary act 1789

19
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

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They could over turn laws

20
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Who was John Jay?

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.1st Chief Justice of the supreme courts

21
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What is a national debt?

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.the amount the govt owed Alexander Hamilton proposed a plan that would have federal government take care of the federal government care of the state debts from the war

22
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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

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.the southern states were against this plan house because they owed less than the northern states and would have to pay more than their fair share to compensate

23
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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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.the southern states

24
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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

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.in exchange for the us capital being moved to the south Washington DC

25
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

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They fell within the constitution

26
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What is a tariff?

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.tax imported goods

27
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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.a civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

28
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

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.he believes that political parties divided people and kept the govt from working together

29
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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  • favored a strong federal government
  • rule by wealthy
  • loose interpretation of the constitution
30
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

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Cacuses were meeting held held by both parties to choose their candidate

31
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

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.XYZ affairs

32
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

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  • naturalization act
  • alien acts
  • sedition acts
33
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What was the Naturalization Act?

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Required aliens to live in the us for 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship

34
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What were the Alien Acts?

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Allowed presidents to deport aliens

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What was the Sedition Act?

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.a crime to speak of write false criticisms to try and weaken the government

36
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

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.1st

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