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

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

Law is a bill that gets passed

Amendment is a change to an existing law

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

By 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

Must be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislature

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

The right to own Firearms

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

The 5th amendment

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Without due process of the 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

Prevents government from claiming the Bill of Rights are the only Rights Americans have

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Against powers of a national 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 Department- Handle relations with other nations

Treasury Department- Deal with financial matters

War Department- Deals with nations defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Henery Knox

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

Had to work with the nations finance

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

Judicial Act of 1789

Question 20

Who was John Jay?

Answer 20

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 21

What is a national debt?

Answer 21

The amount the government owed

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Would have the federal government take care of the state debts from the war

Question 23

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

Answer 23

The Southern States were against it because they owed less than the Northern States and would have to pay more than their share to compensate

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The South agreed in exchange for for the US Capitol being moved to the South

Question 25

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

Answer 25

It fell within the intent of the Constitution

Question 26

What is a tariff?

Answer 26

Tax on imported goods

Question 27

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 27

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Because he wanted new people in power and didn’t want presidency to be like a king

Question 29

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 29

Ruled by the wealthy, loose interpretation of the Coast

Question 30

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 30

State banks, state government, ruled by the people, Thomas Jefferson agreed with it

Question 31

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 31

He believed that political parties divided people and kept the government from working together

Question 32

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 32

Partisan

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Caucuses

Question 34

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

Answer 34

The XYZ Affair

Question 35

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 35

Because John Adams was extremely upset

Question 36

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 36

Required aliens to live in the United States for 14 years before being able to apply for citizens ship

Question 37

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 37

Allowed president to deport aliens

Question 38

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 39

The 1st one

Question 40

What could the federal court system do

Answer 40

The federal court system could over turn state laws