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20 Cards in this Set
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A 1789 law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district court and circuit courts for the nation.
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Judiciary Act
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Bank set up in 1791 to hold government deposits and to issue paper money to pay government bills.
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Bank of the United States
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A 1789 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Ceremony in which the president officially takes the oath of office.
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Inauguration
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Act of decision that sets an example for others to follow.
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Precedent
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Group of officials who head Government departments and advise the president.
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Cabinet
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Total sum of money that a government owes to others.
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National Debt
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Certificate that promises to pay money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date.
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Bond
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Someone who invests in a risk, venture in the hope of making a large profit.
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Speculator
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Tax on foreign goods brought into a country.
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Tariff
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A 1789 rebellion in France that ended the French monarchy for a time.
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French Revolution
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A 1793 statement by President Washington that the United States would not support or aid either France or Britain in their European conflict.
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Neutrality Proclomation
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A 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that called for Britain to pay damages for seized American ships and to give up forts it still held in the West.
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Jay's Treaty
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Final official speech of presidents as they exit office.
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Farewell Address
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Actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations.
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Foreign Policy
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Not taking sides in a conflict.
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Neutral
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Supporter of Thomas Jefferson
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Democratic Republican
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Supporter of a strong Federal government.
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Federalist
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Opposing group within a party.
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Faction
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Not permitted by the Constitution.
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Unconstitutional
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