Chapter 9 Early America Flashcards
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that gets passed…an amendment is a change to a passed law
How does an amendment get proposed?
2/3 of congress or 2/3 of state must agree
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of legislature must agree on it
What five civil liberties does the 1
st
Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press,and petition of government.
What does the 2
nd
Amendment give you the right to own?
Guns..🔫😃
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable search and seizers 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?
Due process of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th Amendment
What does the 9
th
Amendment keep the government from doing?
Claiming the Bill of Rights are the only rights Americans have.
What was given power in the 10
th
Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of Rights
States
Treasury
War
Relations with other countries
Financial matters
Nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Secretary of State, Secretary of treasury, Secretary 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?
Secretary of treasury.
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Over turn them if deemed unconstitutional.
Who was John Jay?
1st Chief Justice of Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The amount of money the government owes
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Pay them off
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The South 🌴💙 because they thought they would have to pay more.💵💵
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
The u.s. Capitol got moved to the south
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
It fell within the intent of the constitution
What is a tariff?
Tax on imported goods 💰⬅️
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
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 thought it was wrong to serve more than two terms. It would turn into a kingdom.
What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?
Strong government💪🏼, ruled by wealthy💰, and loose interpretation of the constitution
What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
Ruled by the people, strict inter. of Constitution,
