Chapter 9

Question 1

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 1

10

Question 2

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 2

Law: bill that gets passed
Amendment: a change to an existing law

Question 3

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 3

2/3 of congress

Question 4

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 4

3/4 of the state legistlatures

Question 5

What five civil liberties does the 1st

Amendment protect?

Answer 5

Speech,religion,assembly,press,and pettion the gov’t

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Bill of rights

Question 7

What does the 2nd

Amendment give you the right to own?

Answer 7

Firearms

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Being forced to house troops against your will

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

The 5th amendment

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 9
th
Amendment keep the government from doing?

Answer 12

From claiming the BoR are the 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

George Washington ; Thomas Jefferson

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

Answer 15

State dept: realations w/ other nations
Treasury dept: deal w/ financial matters
War dept: deals w/ nations defence

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Secretary of state,treasury, and war dept and the attorny general

Question 17

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

Answer 17

State: thomas jefferson
Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

The secretary of state dept

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

Judiciary act

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Overturn state laws

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st chief justice of the supream court

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

The amount the gov’t owed

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Have the federal gov’t take care of the state debts from the war

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The south

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Hamilton said he would move the capitol to the south

Question 26

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

Answer 26

It fell withen the intent of the constitution

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Tax on imported goods

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal gov't

Question 29

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

Answer 29

He didnt want presidency to be like a king

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

- favored strong federal gov't - rule by wealthy - loose interpretation of const.

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 31

- state banks - state gov'ts - rule by people

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 32

He belived that they divided people and kept the gov't from working together