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14 Cards in this Set
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SUFFRAGE
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The right to vote (at this time it was to all MEN)
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CAUCUS
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A closed political meeting (used to nominate people to office)
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NOMINATING CONVENTION
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Delegates from each state cast their votes for political candidates.
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SPOILS SYSTEM
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Handing out political jobs to the President's (or official's) supporters.
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KITCHEN CABINET
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Personal advisors to someone like the President.
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PET BANK
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State banks where Federal funds were put.
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TARIFF
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A tax (like on imported goods)
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SOVEREIGN
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Independent states
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STATES' RIGHTS
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The belief that an individual state may restrict federal authority.
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NULLIFICATION
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The right of states to declare fedral laws illegal.
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SECEDE
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Leave (as in the Union)
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TRAIL OF TEARS
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"The Trail Where They Cried" This was the trail the Native Americans were forced to travelto Indian Territory.
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INDIAN REMOVAL ACT OF 1830
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This act provided funds for the federal government to remove Native Americans from the eastern United States.
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SPECIE
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Hard cash in the form of gold or silver.
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