Chapter 9

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Bill of Rights

Question 2

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

First 10 Amendments

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

Proposed by 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of the states

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

Ratified by 3/4 of the state legislature

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

Speech 
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government

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

Unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

5th amendment

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Without due process of law

Question 11

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

Answer 11

6th amendment

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Keeps government from claiming Bill of Rights 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

President- George Washington

Vice President- John Adams

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

Answer 15

State department
Treasury department
War department

Question 16

State department

Answer 16

Handle relations with other nations

Question 17

Treasury department

Answer 17

Deal with financial matters

Question 18

War department

Answer 18

Deals with nations defense

Question 19

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 19

Secretary of State
Secretary of treasury
Secretary of war
Attorney general

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of Treasury- Alexander Hamilton

Question 21

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 21

Secretary of treasury

Question 22

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 22

Judiciary Act of 1789

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Overturn them

Question 24

Who was John Jay?

Answer 24

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 25

What is a national debt?

Answer 25

Amount the government owed

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Have federal government take care of state debts from war

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Southern states, because they owed less than the Northern States

Question 28

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

Answer 28

If the US capital was moved south

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Fell within intent of Constitution

Question 30

What is a tariff?

Answer 30

Tax on imported goods

Question 31

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 31

A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal government

Question 32

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

Answer 32

He didn't want the job to be more like a king and he wanted to give other people the opportunity

Question 33

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 33

Favored strong federal government Rule by wealthy Loose interpretation of the Constitution

Question 34

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 34

State Banks State government Rule by the people Strict interpretation of the Constitution

Question 35

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 35

Washington believed that political parties divided people and kept government from working together

Question 36

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 36

Partisan

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Caucuses

Question 38

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

Answer 38

XYZ Affair

Question 39

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 39

To protect the security of the nation and slow immigration

Question 40

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 40

Required aliens to live in US for 14 years before being able to apply for citizen ship

Question 41

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 41

Allowed president to deport aliens

Question 42

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 42

A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try to and weaken the government

Question 43

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 43

1st Amendment