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 ten amendments to the constitution
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that gets and an amendment is changed to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of congress
How does an amendment then get ratified?
By 3/4 of the state legislature
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Speech,religion,assembly,press,and petition
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Firearms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Quartering act
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?
6
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
From claiming the BoR 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?
President-George Washington. Vice President-John Adams
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-deals with nations 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
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?
Take care of the state debts from the war
Who was John Jay
1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The amount the government owned
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
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?
Southern States
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
In exchange for the Us capital being moved to the south,Washington DC
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
Fell within the intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
He wanted to return to his home in mount Vermont
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Favored a strong federal government, rule by wealthy, loose interpretation of the constitution
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
State banks,states government,rule by the people,strict interpretation of the of the constitution
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He believed that the political parties divided people and kept the government from working together
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?
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?
France seized America ships that carried cargo to gab and they were xyz
Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?
Naturalization act,Alien Act,Sedition Act
What was the Naturalization Act?
Required aliens to live in the us for 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship
What were the Alien Acts?
Allowed president to deport aliens
What was the Sedition Act?
A crime to speak or write false criticism to try and weaken the government
What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
1st
