Chapter 9 Study Guide

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Bill of rights

Question 2

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

Answer 2

1st 10 amendments

Question 3

What is the difference between a law and an amendment?

Answer 3

A law is a bill that gets passed

amendment is a change to an existing law.

Question 4

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 4

An amendment may be proposed by 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of the states

Question 5

How does an amendment then get ratified?

Answer 5

by ¾ of the state legislatures.

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

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

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

6th amendment

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Claiming the Bill of Rights are the only rights Americans have

Question 13

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

Answer 13

States

Question 14

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

Answer 14

President-George Washington

Vice President-John Adams

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Treasury deals with financial matters

War department deals with nations defense

Question 16

Who makes up the cabinet of the President?

Answer 16

Secretary of State,secretary of Treasury,secretary of War,and the attorney General

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Tomas Jefferson-secretary of state

Alexander Hamilton-secretary of Treasury

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

Judiciary Act 1789

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Overturn state laws

Question 21

Who was John Jay?

Answer 21

1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 22

What is a national debt?

Answer 22

Amount the government owed

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Have the federal government take care of the state debts after the war

Question 24

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

Answer 24

The Southern states because they owed less then the northern states and would have to pay more than their fair share to compensate

Question 25

Why did the south agree to accept Hamilton's plan to lesson the national debt

Answer 25

In exchange for the US capital to be moved to the south,Washington DC

Question 26

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

Answer 26

He said a national bank fell within the 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 uprising against the tax power of the federal government

Question 29

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

Answer 29

He believed that political parties divided people and kept the government from working together

Question 30

What are 3 aspects of the Federalist Party

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What are the 4 aspects of the Democratic or Republican Party

Answer 31

State banks State government Rule by the people Strict interpretation of the constitution

Question 32

How did Washington feel about political parties

Answer 32

That they divided people and kept the government from working together

Question 33

What is favoriting one side in a political discussion

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

XYZ Affair

Question 36

What were three acts created after the XYZ affair

Answer 36

Nationalization Acts Alien Acts Sedition Acts

Question 37

What was Nationalization Acts

Answer 37

Required Aliens to live in the US for 14 years before being able to apply for government

Question 38

What were Alien Acts

Answer 38

Allowed President to deport aliens that were considered dangerous

Question 39

What were Sedition Acts

Answer 39

A crime to speak or write false criticisms to try and weaken the government

Question 40

What amendment did the Sedition Acts contradict

Answer 40

The 1st Amendment