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15 Cards in this Set
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loose interpretation |
to use the "necessary and proper" (elastic clause) to justify whatever Congress wanted to do |
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strict interpretation |
belief that government can only do those things that are clearly stated in the Constitution |
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national debt |
money owed by the government |
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political party |
a group of people with similar ideas about government who join together to influence government and elect candidates |
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revenue |
income a government collects to cover expenses |
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tariff |
a tax on imported goods |
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states rights |
idea that says states had the right to judge when the federal government had passed an unconstitutional law |
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Whiskey Rebellion |
an early protest against the new governments taxes; used as a show of the new governments power to enforce its laws |
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foreign policy |
how a government responds to or makes decisions about other countries |
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Federalists |
Political party led by Alexander Hamilton which believed in a strong national government and an economy based on industry. |
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Democratic-Republicans |
Political party led by Thomas Jefferson which believed in strong state governments and an economy based on agriculture |
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Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 |
The law that created a court system and divided the authority between the state and federal courts |
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Farewell Address |
the speech the president gives when leaving Office |
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cabinet |
Heads of the departments that help the president lead the nation |
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neutral |
not siding with one country or the other in a disagreement |
