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Chapter 8&9 Flashcards

1
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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

A

First 10

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2
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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.

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4
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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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The Congress proposes an amendment in the form of a joint resolution

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5
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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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6
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What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?

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7
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What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)

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8
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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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9
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According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

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10
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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

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11
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What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

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12
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What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

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13
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history

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George Washington-President

John Adams-Vice President

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14
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What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

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State,Treasury, and War

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15
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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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The Cabinet is made of the Vice President and the heads of the executive departments

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16
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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

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Thomas Jefferson-Secretary of State

George Washington-Secretary of Treasury

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17
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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Secretary of State

18
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What act established a federal court system?

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Judicary Act

19
Q

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

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20
Q

Who was John Jay?

A

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

21
Q

What is a national debt?

A

The Amount The Government Owned

22
Q

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

A

Have the Federal Government Take Care Of Them

23
Q

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

A

The south because they owed less than the northerners

24
Q

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

A

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

25
Q

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

A

Hamilton said a national bank fell within the intent of the constitution

26
Q

What is a tariff?

A

Tax on imported goods

27
Q

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

A

A civil uprising against on taxing power of the federal government

28
Q

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

A

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29
Q

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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30
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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31
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

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32
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

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33
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

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34
Q

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

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35
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

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36
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What was the Naturalization Act?

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37
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What were the Alien Acts?

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38
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What was the Sedition Act?

A

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39
Q

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

A

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40
Q

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

A

Bill of rights

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