Chapter 9

Question 1

What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?

Answer 1

Bill of Rights

Question 2

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

1-10 Amendments

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

A law is a bill that gets passed and an amendment is a change to an existing law.

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

Getting proposed by 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states.

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

By getting 3/4 of the state legislatures to ratify.

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the government.

Question 7

What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?

Answer 7

Firearms

Question 8

What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

Answer 8

Unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

5th amendment

Question 10

According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

Answer 10

The process of law.

Question 11

What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

Answer 11

The 6th amendment

Question 12

What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

Answer 12

Claiming the Bill of Rights.

Question 13

What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

Answer 13

The state government.

Question 14

Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

Answer 14

George Washington and John Adams

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department

Answer 15

State-handle relations with other nations.
Treasury-financial matters
War-national defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Attorney General

Question 17

Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

Answer 17

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

Sec. of Treasury

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 20

What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

Answer 20

Settle disputes

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

The 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

The amount of money the gov’t owed.

Question 23

What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

Answer 23

Propose a plan that would have the federal gov’t take care of the state debts.

Question 24

What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

Answer 24

The Southern states because they owed less money than the northern states.

Question 25

Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

Answer 25

They wanted the capital to be in the south.

Question 26

Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

Answer 26

It was within the intent of the Constitution.

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Institutes to encourage people to buy American goods.

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov't.

Question 29

Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

Answer 29

He didn't want unfair power and wanted to retire before death.

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

Favored a strong federal government, wealthy rulers, and loose interpretation of the constitution.

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 31

State governments and banks, rule by the people, and strict interpretation of the constitution.

Question 32

How did Washington feel about the political parties.

Answer 32

He believed that the political parties divided the people and kept the gov't from working together.

Question 33

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 33

Partisan

Question 34

Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

Answer 34

Caucuses

Question 35

What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

Answer 35

The XYZ Affair

Question 36

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 36

To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration.

Question 37

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 37

Required aliens to live in the U.S for 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship.

Question 38

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 38

Allowed the president to deport aliens.

Question 39

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 39

A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government.

Question 40

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 40

The 1st amendment