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