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20 Cards in this Set
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Precedent |
act or statement becomes an example, rule, or tradition followed |
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Cabinet |
group appointed by the President that heads the executive departments |
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Tariff |
tax on trade |
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Loose construction |
belief that government has any power not forbidden by the Constitution |
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Strict construction |
belief government has limited powers stated in the constitution |
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Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 |
uprising in Western Pennsylvania opposed federal excise tax |
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Political Party |
organization seeking to win elections and hold public office to shape the government |
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Democratic Republic |
Led by Thomas Jefferson one of the first political parties in the United States |
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Battle of New Orleans |
war of 1812 when the United States defeated the British in January if 1815 |
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XYZ affair |
Diplomatic controversy in 1798 where French officials demanded bribes of American negotiators |
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Alien and Sedition acts |
1798 laws that allowed the government to imprison or deport Aliens and prosecute its critics |
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
Passed in 1798 a state resolutions declaring the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional |
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War of 1812 |
war between United States and Great Britian |
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Judicial Review |
power of supreme court to decide whether the act of the President or laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
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Marbury vs. Madison |
1803 supreme court case established principle of Judicial review |
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Louisiana Purchase |
1803 purchase from France by United States of territory between Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition |
1804 expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase |
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War hawks |
members of Congress pushed for war against Great Britain beginning in 1810 |
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Impressments |
policy of seizing people or property for military or public service |
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Embargo |
official ban or restriction on trade |
