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 1st 10
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that has been passed and an amendment is changed to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of congress or 2/3 of states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
By 2/3 of the state legislature
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press,and petition the government
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Fire arms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from?
Unreasonable searches and seizures without a probable cause
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The 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?
The 6th amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
From claiming the Bill of Rights are the only rights Americans have
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington=The President
John Adams= The Vice President
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
State Department-Handle relations with other nations
Treasury Department-Deal with financial matters
War Department-Deal with nation’s defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson,Alexander Hamilton,Henry Knox,and the Attorney General
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Secretary of State-Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of Treasury-Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Secretary of Treasury
What act established a federal court system?
The Judiciary Act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Over turn them
Who was John Jay?
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The amount the government owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
He proposed a plan that would have the federal government take care of the state debts from the war
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The Southern states because they owed less
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
They agreed in exchange for the US Capital to be moved to the South
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
He said a national bank fell within the intent of the Constitution
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods
What was Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government
Hey did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He didn’t want it to be like England
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Favored a strong federal government,rule by wealthy,loses interpretation of the constitution
What are 4 aspects of the Democracy Republican Party?
State banks,state government,rule by people,strict interpretation of the constitution
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He felt it separated people
What is favoring one side in a political decision?
Partisan
Before the Election of 1796,what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?
Caucuses were mettings held by both parties
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?
XYZ affair
Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?
To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration
What was the Naturalization Act?
Required aliens to live in the US for 14 years before applying for citizenship
What were the Alien Acts?
Allowed president to deport aliens
What was the Sedition Act?
A crime to speak and write criticizing things about the government
What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
The 1st amendment
