Ch.9

Question 1

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 1

1st ten

Question 2

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 2

An amendment is a change to the constitution.

Question 3

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 3

Two thirds of the state and congress

Question 4

What five civil liberties does the 1
st
Amendment protect?

Answer 4

Speech religion press assembly and petition of government

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Guns

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 7

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 7

6th

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Due prosses of law

Question 9

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

Answer 9

6th

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Bill Of Rights

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Idk

Question 12

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

Answer 12

States

Question 13

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

Answer 13

George washington

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Relation with other states

Financial matters

Nations defense

Question 15

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 15

Seceratary

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Thomas jefferson

Question 17

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 17

Sec of treasury

Question 18

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 18

Judiciary act of 1789

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Get rid of

Question 20

Who was John Jay?

Answer 20

First cheif 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

Have the federal government take care of them

Question 23

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

Answer 23

The southern states because they owed less than they had to pay

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Move the capitol to DC

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

Taxes on imported goods

Question 27

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 27

A civil uprising against the taxing power of thefederal government

Question 28

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

Answer 28

He didnt seek a third term

Question 29

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 29

Favored a strong federal government Rule by wealthy Loose interpretation

Question 30

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 30

State banks State governments Rule by the people Strict interpretation of the constitution

Question 31

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 31

He believed it 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

Idk

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Xyz affair

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 merca for 14 years before they can become a citizen

Question 37

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 37

Allowed presidents to deport aliens

Question 38

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 38

Made it a crime to speek or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government

Question 39

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 39

1st