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20 Cards in this Set
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RATIFICATION
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Vote of Approval
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CABINET
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Presidential advisors
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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A law or act contrary to what is written in the Constitution.
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NATIONAL DEBT
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The total amount the government owes on money it has borrowed.
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EXCISE TAX
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Tax placed on goods made, sold and used within a country.
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TARIFF
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Taxes placed on certain manufactured goods brought into the country.
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TRIBUTE
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Protection money paid to local rulers.
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NEUTRAL
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When you don't take sides.
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IMPRESS
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To kidnap American sailors to serve in the British Navy. (This isn't the only meaning, but the one taken from the chapter you are studying.)
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POLITICAL PARTY
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A group of people with similar ideas and beliefs about government.
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CAUCUS
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A private meeting held by Congressional leaders.
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ALIEN
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Foreigner living in the United States.
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DEPORT
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Send out of the country-like send a foreigner out of the United States.
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SEDITION
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To act or speak out against the government in a way that causes unrest.
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NULLIFY
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To cancel a federal law within the state.
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STRICT CONSTRUCTION
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The limiting of the authority of the federal govenment to the powers specifically granted to that government by the Constitution.
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LOOSE CONSTITUTION
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Interpreting the words behind the Constitution in order to allow the government to do more.
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FEDERALISTS
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The political group led by Alexander Hamilton which supported most of the decisions made by the government.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led a group that opposed the Federalists. This group believed in self-government and sharing power between all people.
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XYZ AFFAIR
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This event happened in 1797 in which the French representatives demanded bribes from American ambassadors.
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