Chapter 9 Flashcards
(40 cards)
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
Bill of Rights
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
First Ten
What is the difference between a law and an amendment?
Law- Bill passed
Amendment- Change to existing Bill
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of state legislatures
How does an amendment then get ratified?
By 3/4 of State Legislatures
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedoms of Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, and The Right to Petition the Goverment
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
MURICAN GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!! (John Hilemon amendment)
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
It protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
The Fifth Amendment
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what?
Due Process of Law
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury?
The Sixth Amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
It prevents the government from saying the Bill of Rights is only rights Americans have.
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
States
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history?
George Washington and John Adams
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
State- Foreign Affairs
Treasury- The Country’s Money
War- Defense and Warfare
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
The Department Heads and The Attorney General
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold?
Secretary of Treasury
What act established a federal court system?
Judiciary Act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Override them
Who was John Jay?
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
What is a national debt?
The Amount The Government Owes
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
Spread the cost out across the states.
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
The South because they would have to more than they owed.
