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20 Cards in this Set
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nulify
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to cancel or make ineffective
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secede
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to leave or withdraw
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bureaucracy
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system in which nonelected official carry out laws
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majority
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more than half of the people
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log cabin campaign
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name given to William Henry Harrison's campain for the presidency in 1840
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guerilla tactics
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referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfare
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nominating conventions
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system in which delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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spoils system
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practice of handling out government jobs to supporters
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landslide
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anoverwhelming victory
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favorite son
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candidate that recieves the backing of his home state rather than of the national party
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relocate
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to force a person or group of people to move
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veto
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
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plurality
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largest single share
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tariff
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a tax on imports or exports
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depression
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a period of low economic activity and wide-spread unemployment
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laissex-faire
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policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
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caucus
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a meeting held bt a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy
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mudslinging
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attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults
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states' rights
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rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the COnstitution
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