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?
1st,2nd,4th,5th,6th,8th,9th,10th (Not 3rd and 7th)
How does an amendment get proposed?
By 2/3 of Congress agreeing
How does an amendment then get ratified?
3/4 of the state legislatures have to agree.
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech,religion,assembly,press, and petition the gov’t.
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
Have the right to own firearms
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
Unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause.
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crimes?
5th 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?
6th Amendment
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing?
It prevents the gov’t from claiming the Bill of Rights are the only rights Americans have.
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection?
Powers of a national government.
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
Treasury
War
State-Handles Relations with other nations
Treasury-Deals with financial matters
War- Deals with nation’s defense
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Thomas Jefferson,Alexander Hamilton, Henry Knox
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?
The Judiciary Act of 1789
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary?
Federal courts could overturn state laws
Who was John Jay?
He was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
What is a national debt?
The amount the government owed.
What did Alexander Hamilton want to do with state debts after the war?
He would have the federal government take care of the state debts from the war
What area in America was against his plan and why did they feel this way?
Southern States because they owed less than the Northern States and would have to pay more than their fair share to compensate.
Why did the South agree to accept Hamilton’s plan to lessen the national debt?
He did this in exchange for the US capital being moved to the south, Washington DC.
