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15 Cards in this Set
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developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balance of trade.
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Mercantilism
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Excessive devotion to local interests and customs.
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sectionalism
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Refusal or failure of a U.S. state to recognize or enforce a federal law within its boundaries.
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nullification
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The belief that slavery should be abolished.
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abolitionism
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The power of a government official or leader to offer favors
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patronage
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celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny.
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the enlightenment
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the right to vote in the US
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suffrage
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The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. free of foreign domination
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nationalism
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United States was destined — by God, some said — to expand across North America
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Manifest Destiny
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“before the war.”
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Antebellum
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A system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal) government and various regional governments.
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Federalism
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The withdrawal from the United States of eleven southern states
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secession
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The principle by which courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional.
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judicial review
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eople living in a territory should be free of federal interference in determining domestic policy, esp. with respect to slavery.
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popular sovereignty
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a system of checks and balances.
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separation of power
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