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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?

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The Bill of Rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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Amendment 1- The Freedom of religion,speech,and assemble
Amendment 2-The Right to Bear Arms
Amendment 3-The Housing if Soldiers
Amendment 4-Protection from unreasonable Searches and Seizures
Amendment 5-Protection to Life,Liberty,and Property
Amendment 6-Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Case
Amendment 7-Rights to Civil Cases
Amendment 8-Excessive bail,fines,and punishments.
Amendment 9-Other rights kept by the people
Amendment 10-Un Delegated Powers and Rights still kept by the people

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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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A law is passed through legislative and executive,but an amendment is a add on to the Constitution passed by the Legislative and States.

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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2/3 of legislative or 2/3 of states

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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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2/3 of the states vote to pass it.

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,petition,press

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

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Guns

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

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Unreasonable searches and seizures.

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9
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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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The 6th amendment and 5th

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10
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According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?

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Due Process

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

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6th

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

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Becoming a dictatorship and saying the only rights you have are in the constitution

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

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Local and State making laws

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14
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

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George Washinton and John Adams

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

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Unreasonable searches and seizures.

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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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The 6th amendment and 5th

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

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Due Process

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18
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What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?

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6th

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

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Becoming a dictatorship and saying the only rights you have are in the constitution

20
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What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?

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Local and State making laws

21
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Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?

A

George Washinton and John Adams

22
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What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department

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State-Foreign relations

Treasury-Economics

War-Army and security

23
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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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12 Secretarys from 12 different Executive Branch departments.

24
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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?

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Thomas Jefferson and Hamilton

25
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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

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Secretary of Treasury

26
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What act established a federal court system?

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The Judicial Act of 1789

27
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?

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Override them

28
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Who was John Jay?

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He was the first Chief Justice

29
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What is a national debt?

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A debt that all the states pay in to

30
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What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?

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Put them all into one pile and each state will contribute to pay it off

31
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What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?

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The south because they didn’t have much if any war debt while the north had a ton

32
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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national deb

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They would place the capital in the south

33
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank?

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It fell within the intent of the constitution

34
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What is a tariff?

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A tax on incoming goods

35
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

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A rebellion of the taxes because the federal government would not take a portion of barged goods for taxes and demanded money

36
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency?

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He did not want the presidency to be a king status and always wanted new ideas and people to come in there.

37
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

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Strong National Goverment

Run by elitist and elitist should make decisions in Goverment

Most Members were Northerns or Rich Plantation Owners.

38
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

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More state powers,state banks,strict interpretation of the constitution and rules by the people

39
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How did Washington feel about political parties?

A

He didn’t like them

40
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What is favoring one side in a political decision?

A

Partisan

41
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates?

A

Caucuses

42
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America?

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XYZ Affair

43
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

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Sedition Acts

44
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What was the Naturalization Act?

A

It said you had to live in the US for 14 years to get citizenship

45
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What were the Alien Acts?

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Gave the president the ability to deport Aliens.

46
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What was the Sedition Act?

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If you said something bad against the government you would be arrested.

47
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

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The 1st amendment

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