click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch 8 Vocabulary SS
A New Nation
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Precedent | A tradition (pg 259) |
Nullify | To cancel or make ineffective (pg 271) |
Tariff | A tax on imports or exports (pg 262) |
Implied Powers | Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution (pg 221) |
Sedition | Activities aimed at weakening the established government (pg 271) |
States Rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution (pg 271) |
Bond | A note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest (pg 261) |
Partisan | Favoring one side of an issue (pg 268) |
Alien | An immigrant living in a country in which he or she is not a citizen (pg 271) |
Cabinet | advisers to the President |
Inaugurate | admit (someone) formally to public office |