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12 Cards in this Set
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a group of people selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections
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Electoral College
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an action or decision that later serves as an example
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Precedent
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the total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders
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National Debt
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a certificate that represents its money the government has borrowed from private citizens
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Bonds
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a way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking
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Loose Construction
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a way of interpreting the constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actions the constitution specifically can take
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Strict Construction
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an investor who buys items at low prices in hopes that their value will rise
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Speculators
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a private ship authorized by a nation to attack its enemies
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Privateer
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a protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey
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Whiskey Rebellion
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a group of people who organize to help elect new government officials and influence government policies
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Political Parties
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laws passed by Federalist- dominated Congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas, actions, and people
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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an incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French Privateers would no longer attack American ships it led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries
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XYX Affair
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