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11 Cards in this Set
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suffrage
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right to vote
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caucus
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private meeting of members of a political party
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contract
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agreement between two or more parties that can be enforced by law
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nominating convention
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large meeting of party delegates to choose candidates for offices
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spoils system
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act of replacing government official with supporters of a newly elected president
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nullification
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idea that a state has the right to nullify, or cancel, a federal law that the state leaders consider to be unconstitutional.
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kitchen cabinet
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a group of unofficial advisers to President Jackson.
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"pet banks"
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state banks used by president Jackson for federal government money.
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states rights
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idea that individual states had the right to limit the power of the federal government.
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secede
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to withdraw from a group or union
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discrimination
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a policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain people
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