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

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Bill of Rights

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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

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1st 10 Amendments

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What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

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

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How does an amendment get proposed?

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

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How does an amendment then get ratified?

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By 3/5 of the state legislatures

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What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

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Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition of the Government

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

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Right to bear arms

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

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Prevents anyone from being forced to quarter troops against their will

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What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?

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5th amendment

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

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Process of law

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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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Prevents the government from claiming the Bill of Rights

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

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That states could be used as protection against the powers of a national government

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

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Handles reactions with other nations

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Treasury Department

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Deals with financial matters

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War Department

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Deals with nations defense

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Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

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Secretary of State, secretary of treasury, secretary of War, attorney general

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Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury

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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

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What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold

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Secretary of treasury

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What act established a federal court system?

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Judiciary Act of 1789

21
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Who was John Jay?

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1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

22
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What is a national debt

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The amount the government owned

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

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The federal government would take care of the states debts from the war

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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 owned more than the north

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Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
In exchange for the us capital to be moved to the south
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Why did Hamilton feel that it was ok for him to create a national bank
Fell within the intent of the constitution
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What is a tariff
Instituted to encourage people to buy American goods
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What was the Whiskey Rebellion
A civil uprising against the taxing power of the federal governments
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Why did Washington not want to run for a third term to the Presidency
Washington believed that political parties divided people and kept the government from working together
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What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party
Ruled by wealthy, Loose interpretation of the constitution, Favored a strong Federal Government
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What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?
State banks, State governments, Ruled by people, Strict interpretation of the constitution
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How did Washington feel about political parties?
Divided people
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What is favoring one side in a political decision
Partisan
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Before the Election of 1796, what was held for the first time to determine Presidential candidates
Caucuses ~ meetings held to chose candidates
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What was the crisis with France involving three agents that tried to get money from America
XYZ affair
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Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair
Naturalization, Alien, Sedition Acts
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What was the Naturalization Act
Required aliens to live in the us for 14 years before being able to apply for citizenship
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What were the Alien Acts
Allowed President to deport aliens
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What was the Sedition Act?
A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government
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What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?
The 1st amendment
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Who were the first president and Vice President in American history
George Washington and John Adams
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What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary
Overturn state laws

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