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23 Cards in this Set
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Duty
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a tax on imports
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Recession
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an economic slowdown
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Popular Sovereignty
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government subject to the will of the people
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Federalism
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political system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
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Separation of Powers
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government principle in which power is divided among different branches
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Checks and Balances
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a system in which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
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Veto
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the power of the chief executive to reject laws passed by the legislature
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Amendment
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a change to the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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a summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state
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Cabinet
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a group of advisors to the president
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Bond
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a note issued by the government that promises to pay off a loan with interest
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Speculator
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a person who risks money in hours of a financial profit
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Enumerated Powers
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powers listed in the constitution as belonging to the federal government
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Implied Powers
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powers not specifically listed in the constitution but claimed by the federal government
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Agrarianism
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the philosophy that agriculture and land ownership are the backbone of the economy
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Most-Favored Nation
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a policy between countries ensuring fair trade practices
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Alien
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a person living in a country who is not a citizen of the country
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Sedition
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incritement to rebellion
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interposition
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theory that a state should be able to intervene between the federal government and the people to stop an illegal action
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nullification
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theory that states have the right to declare a federal law invalid
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Judicial Review
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power of the supreme Court to determine whether laws of congress are constitutional and to strike down the ones that are not
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Embargo
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a government ban on trade with other countries
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Nationalism
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loyalty and devotion to a nation
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