Chapter 8 Flashcards
(24 cards)
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
All
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
The president
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
State of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
The federal government could cancel the state laws
Who was John Jay?
He was the first Supreme Court justice of the supreme government
What is a national debt?
Money the national government owed
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Combine them and make. National dept
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The south because they almost had their debt pAyed off so they didn’t want to pay for everyone else’s debt
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Because they agreed to put the national government in the south
Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?
To make it were you could have a bank were it would make most of the money
What is a tariff?
When the government lowers price on home goods and raises the price of imported goods
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
When the government placed taxes on whiskey
Then the people got upset because they did not make money so they could not make taxes
Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?
Because he didn’t want to be a president anymore he wanted to retire
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bio or Rights
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
1st amendment-freedom or speech,religion,assembly,and press and petion the government
2nd amendment-right to bear arms
4th amendment-we’re you have to have a search warrant to take someone to jail
5th amendment-
We’re you have to have evidence to put someone in jail
6th amendment-speedy public trial by an impartial jury
8th amendment- protects against excessive bail
9th amendment- prevents the government from saying the bill of rights are the only rights
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
Speech,assembly,press,religion,and petion the government
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
The right to bear arms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
For searching or seizing with a false purpose
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The 5th amendment
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Evidence
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th Mendment
