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?
1st 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?
Must be approved by 2/3 of the congress or states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
Must be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislature
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the govt
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Right to bear arms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searching and seizures without probable cause
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?
5th
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming the BoR are the only rights you have
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
National govt
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
Gorge Washington and john Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
State dept.- relations with other nations
Treasury dept.- deal with financial matters
War dept,- nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Secretary of State, sec. of treasury, sec. of war,
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Sec. of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act of 1789
Who was John Jay?
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The amount of money the gov’t owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Have the federal govt take care of the state debt from the war
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The south because they would have to pay more that they owe
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Because the capital was moved to the south
