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 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 and amendment is a change to an existing law

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

2/3 of congress must agree on it

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

3/4 of the state legislatures must approve it

Question 6

What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?

Answer 6

Freedom of speech,religion,assembled,press,and petition of the gov’t

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Weapons

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Protects from unreasonable searches an 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

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

Keeps the gov’t from claiming the bills rights are the only rights

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The states

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?
1:State Department

2: Treasury Department
3: War Department

Answer 15

1: handles relations with other countries
2: deals with financial matters
3: deals with nation’s defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Knox

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

The Judicial act of 1789

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Over rule them

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st Chief Justice

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

Amount a government owed

Question 23

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

Answer 23

He made a plan where the federal gov’t would pay for the dept

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The south because they would have to pay more

Question 25

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

Answer 25

The capital was moved to the south

Question 26

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

Answer 26

It fell with the intent of the constitution

Question 27

What is a tariff?

Answer 27

Something introduced to get people to buy local goods

Question 28

What was the Whiskey Rebellion?

Answer 28

A rebellion against the taxing power of the government

Question 29

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

Answer 29

He did not want the presidential office to be like a king

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What are 4 aspects of the Democratic-Republican Party?

Answer 31

State banks State govts Rule by the people Strict interpretation of the const.

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties?

Answer 32

He felt they were creating a divide in the nation

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 XYZ affair

Question 36

Why were three acts created after the XYZ Affair?

Answer 36

Naturalization act Alien acts Sedition act

Question 37

What was the Naturalization Act?

Answer 37

Required aliens to live in America for 14 years before applying for citizenship

Question 38

What were the Alien Acts?

Answer 38

Allowed president to deport aliens

Question 39

What was the Sedition Act?

Answer 39

Made it illegal to talk bad about the govt

Question 40

What Amendment did the Sedition Act contradict?

Answer 40

The 1st amendment