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Ch 6
The Origins of American Politics
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History
10th Grade
09/14/2012

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Tariff
Definition
A tax on foreign goods imported into a country
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Interest
Definition
An extra sum of money that borrowers have to repay creditors in return for the loan
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Strict Construction
Definition
A belief that the government should not do anything that the Constitution does not specifically say it can do
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Loose Construction
Definition
A belief that the government can do anything that the Constitution does not prohibit
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Neutral
Definition
Not taking sides in a conflict or dispute
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Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
Unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to a tax on whiskey
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Political Party
Definition
A group of people who seek to win elections and hold public office in order to control government policies and programs
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XYZ Affair
Definition
A controversy in 1798 over French demands for bribes from American negotiators
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Definition
Laws passed by Congress in 1798 that enabled the government to imprison or deport aliens and to prosecute critics of the government
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
Definition
Resolutions passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien and Sedition Acts as being unconstitutional
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Agenda
Definition
A list of items to accomplish
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Bureaucracy
Definition
Departments that make up a large organization, such as a government
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Marbury v. Madison
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An 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review
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Judicial Review
Definition
Power of federal courts to review state laws and state court decisions to determine if they are constitutional
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Definition
A journey by Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana Territory from 1804- 1806
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Embargo
Definition
A ban or restriction on trade
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory by the United States from France in 1803
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Reservation
Definition
Federal land set aside for Native Americans
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Assimilation
Definition
Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture
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Impressment
Definition
Policy of forcing people into military or public service
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War of 1812
Definition
A war betweeen the United States and Great Britian
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Treaty of Ghent
Definition
An agreement, signed in 1814, that ended the War of 1812
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Depression
Definition
A severe economic turndown marked by a decrease in business activity, widespread unemployment, and falling prices and wages
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Battle of New Orleans
Definition
A battle in 1815 between American and British troops for control of New Orleans, ending in an American victory
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Missouri Compromise
Definition
An agreement in 1820 calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created north of 36 30' N latitude
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