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Chapter 9 Study Guide Flashcards

1
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What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?

A

Bill of Rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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The first ten 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 passed bill, an amendment is a change to an existing law

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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2/3 of congress or states

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5
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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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3/4 of legislatures

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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

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

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Firearms

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

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Unreasonable searches

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

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The 5th

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

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Due process to law

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

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The 6th

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

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Claiming the Bill of Rights as the only rights Americans have

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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 government

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

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George Washington and John Adams

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15
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What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

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

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16
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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Secretary of State, Treasury, and War

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

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

18
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

A

Secretary of Treasury

19
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What act established a federal court system?

A

Judiciary Act of 1789

20
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary

A

Overturn state laws

21
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Who was John Jay?

A

1rst Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

22
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What is a national debt?

A

Amount the government owed

23
Q

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

A

Take care of them

24
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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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The southern states,because they didn’t owe as much as the Northern states

25
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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?

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Because they got the U.S. Capital moved to the South

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
Q

What is a tariff?

A

Tax on imported goods

28
Q

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

A

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

29
Q

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

A

He believed we needed a new president with new ideas

30
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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Favor strong federal government, ruled by wealthy, loose interpretation of the Constitution

31
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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State banks, state government, ruled by the people, strict interpretation of the Constitution

32
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

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He believed they divided people and kept them from working together.

33
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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Partisan

34
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

A

Caucase

35
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

A

XYZ Affair

36
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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 U.S. for 14 years before they could apply for citizenship

38
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What were the Alien Acts?

A

Allowed president to deport aliens

39
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What was the Sedition Act?

A

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

40
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What amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

A

The first which protects speech and the press

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