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 10 Amendments
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that gets passed and an amendment is a change to an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states.
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of the state legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech Religion Assembly Press Petition the gov't
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Right to own firearms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The 5th
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Natural Rights
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th Amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming the Bill of Rights
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
Protection against the powers of a national gov’t
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington
John Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State- Handle Relations with other nations
Treasury- deals with financial matters
War- deals with nation’s defense.
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Attorney General
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson
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?
The could overturn state laws
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?
Let the federal government take care of it.
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The southern states were against this plan because they owed less than the Northern States and they would have to pay more.
