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30 Cards in this Set
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establishing that all people have equal rights; providing all people with equal rights
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democratic
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a "hands-off" government policy concerning private businesses; French term which means "let people do as they choose"
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laissez-faire
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bringing formal charges against a federal or state public official with the intent of removing the official from office; bringing charges of wrongdoing against a public official
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impeachment
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Supreme Court ruling that claimed a law passed by Congress was unconstitutional
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Marbury v Madison
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the right of the Supreme Court to review lawsd passed by Congress
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judicial review
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a model to be used as a guide for future actions
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precedent
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to give up, as land
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cede
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something that prevents goods and people from moving in and out of an area
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blockade
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act of forcing men to serve military duty
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impressment
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soldier who abandons his or her military duty without permission
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deserter
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an official government ban on trade
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embargo
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a Native American religious leader
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shaman
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a person in 1812 who wanted the United States to go to war against Great Britain
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war hawk
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armed, private ship that protected colonial ports
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privateer
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an official song of praise and patriotism
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national anthem
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the nation's third President, worked to simplify government and give more power to the people
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Thomas Jefferson
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one of the "midnight judges" appointed by John Adams just before his term of office ended in an effort to preserve the Federalist view of the Constitution; served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835
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John Marshall
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the new capital of the United States
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Washington, D.C.
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a Jefferson appointee to Secretary of the Treasury; an immigrant from Switzerland who was a brilliant financier who had been an outstanding member of the House of Representatives
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Albert Gallatin
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an act passed by the Federalists in Congress that increased the number of federal judges, allowing outgoing President John Adams to fill many judgeship positions with members of his own party just before leaving office; these judges known as the "midnight judges"
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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one of the "midnight judges" appointed by President John Adams to serve as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
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William Marbury
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appointed as Secretary of State by Jefferson
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James Madison
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Congress created the office of attorney general
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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the land from the Mississippi River west to the Rocky Mountains
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Louisiana Territory
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France's ambitious general who later became its dictator and had plans for France to conquer Europe and form a large empire
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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the US ambassador to France who was sent to try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from Napoleon and France; helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase
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Robert Livingston
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a diplomat and former Virginia governor who was sent as a special envoy or agent to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans and West Florida; helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase
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James Monroe
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in May 1803, the US purchased from France all the land that country controlled in North America including Florida,along with New Orleans and the remaining Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars
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Louisiana Purchase
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an army captain who was an amateur scientist and had done business with Native Americans; member of the first scientific project in the nation's history to receive federal money -- the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Meriwether Lewis
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an army lieutenant who was an amateur scientist and had done business with Native Americans; member of the first scientific project in the nation's history to receive federal money -- the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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William Clark
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