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

1-10

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

An amendment is a change to a law

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

By 2/3 of congress

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

By 3/4 of the legislature

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

Freedom of speech religion assembly press and petition the gov’t

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Arms

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Protect against searches with out probable cause

Question 9

What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

Answer 9

The 5th

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 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?

Answer 12

Claiming the BoR was Americans only rights

Question 13

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

Answer 13

States can discuss non national laws

Question 14

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

Answer 14

George Washington and john Adams

Question 15

What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?

Answer 15

State deals with states treasury deals with money. And war does defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Secretary of State secretary of treasury and secretary of war

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

Secretary of treasury

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

Judiciary

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Get rid of them

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st Chief Justice

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

Where every one has debt

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Take care of debt

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The south because they would half to pay extra

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Because they moved the capitol to the south

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Because it agreed with the constitution

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Tax on imported goods

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

Civil uprising over tax

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Political parties kept the govt from working together

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

1. Federal govt 2. rule by wealthy 3. Loose interpretation of the const.

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party

Answer 31

1. State banks 2. State gov'ts 3. Rule by the people 4. Strict interpretation of const

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 32

He felt that they divided the government

Question 33

What is favoring one side in a political decision?

Answer 33

Partisan

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Xyz affair

Question 35

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 35

To protect the us from immigrants

Question 36

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 36

14 years in us before they could apply to be a citizen

Question 37

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 37

President can deport anyone

Question 38

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 38

Illegal to speak against the gov't

Question 39

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 39

1st