Chapter 9

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The bill of rights

Question 2

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

The first ten

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

Amendment is a change to a law a law is made as a original

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

Is proposed by 2/3 of congress and state

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

It must be approved by 3/4 states legislators

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

To own 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

The 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

The 6th amendment

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Claims that the bill of rights is the only right Americans can have

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The state governments

Question 14

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

Answer 14

P-Washington VP-John Adams

Question 15

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

Answer 15

State Department-relations with foreign countries
Treasury Department- nations financial
War Department-nations defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

The Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson
The secretary of treasury-Alexander Hamilton
The secretary of war-Henry Knox

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of treasury- Alexander Hamilton

Question 18

What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?

Answer 18

The secretary of the treasury

Question 19

What act established a federal court system?

Answer 19

The judiciary act of 1789

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Overturn them

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st chief of justice of the Supreme Court

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

The amount the money the country owes

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Combine them all in one and everyone pay the same amount to them

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The Souter states because most battle happens in the New England states

Question 25

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

Answer 25

He agreed to move the capital to the south

Question 26

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

Answer 26

It was in full intent of the constitution

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Tax on imported goods

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

A civil rebellion on the taxing power of the federal government

Question 29

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

Answer 29

He did not want the role of the president to be like a king and wanted to hear others opinion

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

Rule by wealthy, loose interpretation of the constitution and favored a strong federal government

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 31

State banks, state government, rule by the people and strict interpretation of the constitution

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 32

He believe political parties divided people and kept the nation from working together

Question 33

What is favoring one side in a political decision

Answer 33

Partisan

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Caucuses

Question 35

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

Answer 35

The X,Y, and Z

Question 36

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 36

The alien act, the naturalization act, and the sedition act

Question 37

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 37

Required aliens to live in the us for 14 years before applying for citizenship

Question 38

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 38

To deport foreigners

Question 39

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 39

Did not allow any one to write of talk about the government negatively

Question 40

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 40

The 1st amendment