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21 Cards in this Set
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Judicial Review
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The supreme court's power to declare actions of congress unconstitutiona
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William Marbury
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one of the chosen midnight justices
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice of sup. court durring Marburry v. Madison
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Marbury v. Madison
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US supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review
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Nepolean Bonaport
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leader of france in 1800
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Louisianna purchase
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Purchase of frence land btwn. Mississippi river and rocky mountains nearly doubled the size of us
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Meriwether Lewis
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Leader of expedition in new US land
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Willliam Clark
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co-leader of expiditon
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strict construction
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the way of interpreting the constitution that only lets fed. Gov't do just the actions stated in the constitution
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Lewis and Clark expedtion
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expedition led by M Lewis and W Clark that began in 1804 to descover newly bought land in louisianna purchase
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Sacagawea
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Shoshone woman who helped to interprete for the corps
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Zebulon pike
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Young army officer who was sent west to find starting point of Red river and maybe to spy
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impressment
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forcing people to serve in Brittish army
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embargo
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banning of trade with a country
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embargo act
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Law that prohibited American merchants from trading with other countries
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non-intercourse act
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replaced embargo act said that america couldtrade with everyone but gb and fr
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techumseh
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shwanee chief led grouping of tribes
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warhawks
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members of congress who wanted to got to war with brit. in early 1800s
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Andrew Jackson
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A genreal in the tennessee militia
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Hartford Convention
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meeting of federalists in CT to protest war of 1812
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treaty of ghent
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treaty signed by us and gb to end war of 1812
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