Chapter 9 Flashcards
(42 cards)
What limits the power of the gov’t and protects the rights of the individual?
National dept
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights
First Amendment. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
What is the difference between a law and an amendment
Passage of a constitution amendment bill and other legislative bill are as follows.
How does an amendment get proposed
Amendment may be proposed either by the congress with two-brid
How does an amendment then get ratified
Amendment have been ratified after two-third of the house and senate approve or the house
What five civil liberties does the 1st Amendment protect
Freedom of speech
What does the 2nd Amendment give you the right to own?
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
What does the 4th Amendment protect you from? (Placed as a result of the Sugar Act)
People to be a secure in their person
What Amendment is important for people accused of committing crime
People don’t think crime they think about accused
According to the 5th Amendment, natural rights cannot be taken away without what
No person shall be deprived to life, liberty, or property
What amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury
Impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall been committed
What does the 9th Amendment keep the government from doing
Shall not be construed to deny or disparate other retained by the people
What was given power in the 10th Amendment for protection
Protection against the power of notional gov’t
Who were the first President and Vice President in American history
Thomas Jefferson
What did each department of the Executive Branch deal with?
State Department
Implementing and enforcing
Treasury Department
Work with financial institutions to encourage
War Department
Originally responsible for the operation
Who makes up the cabinet of the President?
Secretaries of agriculture
Who was the first Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury
Treasury debt
What job title did Alexander Hamilton hold
Chief Justice of the supreme
What act established a federal court system?
Strictly interpreting
What could federal courts do to state laws if deemed necessary
Strong federal gov’t
Who was John Jay
Contribute the amendment
What is a national debt
Money owed by the government
