Ch 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

10 amendments

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

A bill is a law that gets passed and an amendment is a change in the constitution

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

by 3/4 of state legislatures

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

.freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petion the govt

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

.unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

5th

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Due process of law

Question 11

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

Answer 11

.6th

Question 12

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

Answer 12

.claiming the BoR are only rights Americans have

Question 13

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

Answer 13

,states

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Washington and John Adams

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

Answer 15

State- handle relations w/ other nations
Treasury- deal with financial matters
War- deal with nations defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton,Henry Knox

Question 17

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

Answer 17

.thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

.Secretary of Treasury

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

.Judiciary 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

.amount of money govt owed

Question 22

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

Answer 22

He proposed a plan that would have the federal govt take care of the states debt from the war

Question 23

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

Answer 23

.southern states because they owed less than the northern states and would have to pay more than they’re fair share to compensate

Question 24

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

Answer 24

.they agreed in exchange for the US capital being moved to the south, DC

Question 25

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

Answer 25

.fell intent with the constitution

Question 26

What is a tariff?

Answer 26

.tax on imported goods

Question 27

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 27

.civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal govt

Question 28

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

Answer 28

He wanted to retire and return home

Question 29

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 29

.favored a strong federal govt Rule by the wealthy Loose interpretation of the constitution

Question 30

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 30

State banks State govt Rule by the ppl Strict interpretation of the common

Question 31

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 31

.he believed that political parties dived ppl and kept the govt 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

Caucusing

Question 34

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

Answer 34

France seized American ships that carried cargo to GB

Question 35

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 35

To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration

Question 36

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 36

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

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 right false criticisms to try and weaken the govt

Question 39

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 39

1st amendment