Chapter 9 Flashcards
(39 cards)
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of Rights
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
The first Ten Commandments
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
A law is a bill that gets passed and an amendment is a change to an existing law.
How does an amendment get proposed?
An amendment may be proposed by 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of the states
How does an amendment then get ratified?
After an amendment is proposed, it must be ratified by ¾ of the state legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Speech,press,religion,petition on gov’t,assembly
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Guns
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searches
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th Amendment
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Process of law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
6th
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
Prevents the government from claiming the bill of rights are the only rights of Americans
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
State government
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington
John Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Departmen
State- Handles relations with other countries
Treasury- deals with financial matters
War- deals with nations defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox, and the attorney general
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Sec of treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary act
Who was John Jay?
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
Amount of money the government owes
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Made a plan that had federal government take care of state debts
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
South because the fighting was mostly in the north
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
Because they wanted the capital moved to Washington D.C
