Chapter 9 Study Guide Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Bill of Rights

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2
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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

A

1st 10 Amendments

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3
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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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

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4
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How does an amendment get proposed?

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It gets proposed by 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states

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5
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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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By 3/4 of the state legislatures

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6
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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the gov’t

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7
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What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?

A

Firearms (the right to bare arms)

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8
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What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

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9
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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

A

6th amendment

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10
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According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

A

Due process of law

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11
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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

A

6th amendment

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12
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What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

A

Claiming that the Bill of Rights are the only rights Americans have

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13
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What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

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States could be used as protection against the powers of a national gov’t

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14
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

A

President:George Washington

Vice President:John Adams

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15
Q

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

A

State Department: handle relations w/ other nations
Treasury Department:deal w/ financial matters
War Department:deals w/ nations defense

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16
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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

A

Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of War, Attorney General

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17
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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

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Secretary of State:Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

18
Q

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

A

Secretary of Treasury

19
Q

What act established a federal court system?

A

The Judiciary Act of 1789

20
Q

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

A

Overturn state laws

21
Q

Who was the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

A

John Jay

22
Q

What is national debt?

A

The amount the gov’t owed

23
Q

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

A

He wanted to combine it into one national debt

24
Q

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

A

The Southern States because they owned less than the Northern States and would have to pay more than their fair share to compensate

25
Q

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

A

In exchange for the US Capitol being moved to the South, Washington D.C.

26
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

A

It fell within the intent of the Constitution

27
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What is a tariff?

A

Tax on imported goods

28
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

A

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov’t

29
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

A

He believed that we needed a new president with new ideas

30
Q

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

A
  • favored a strong federal government
  • rule by wealthy
  • loose interpretation of the Constitution
31
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

A
  • state banks
  • state governments
  • rule by the people
  • strict interpretation of the constitution
32
Q

How did Washington feel about political parties?

A

That political parties divided people and kept the government from working together

33
Q

What does partisan mean?

A

favoring one side in a political decision

34
Q

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

A

Caucuses

35
Q

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

A

XYZ affair

36
Q

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

A

To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration

37
Q

What was the Naturalization Act?

A

Required aliens to live in the US for 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship

38
Q

What were the Alien Acts?

A

Allowed president to deport aliens

39
Q

What was the Sedition Act?

A

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

40
Q

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

A

1st Amendment