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 in an existing law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states
How does an amendment then get 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 government
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)
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th Amendment
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Due process of law
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?
Flaming the Bill of Rights
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
What did the State Department deal with?
Handles relations with other nations
What did Treasury Department deal with?
Deals with financial matters
What did War Department deal with?
Deals with nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Secretary of State, secretary of Treasury, secretary of war, and attorney general
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Secretary of Treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary Act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
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?
He proposed a plan that would have the federal government take care of state debts
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The southern states because they owed more than the northern states and would have to pay their fair share to compensate
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
In exchanged to 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?
He said a national bank feel within the intent of the constitution although it was never specifically stated
What is a tariff?
A tax on an imported good
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 didn’t want it to be like a king
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Favored a strong federal government, rule by wealthy, and loose interpretation of the constitution
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
States banks, states governments, rule by the people, and strict interpretation of the constitution
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He believed that 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?
Caucuses
What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?
XYZ Affair
Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?
Naturalization, Alien, and 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 that were considered dangerous
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 Amendment
