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vcab list 5
government terms
Question | Answer |
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Cabinet | group of advisors to the Napresident |
National Debt | the a mount of money a national government owes to another government |
Bond | A note issued by the government which promises to pay off a loan |
Neutrality | A position of not taking sides in a conflict |
War Hawks | Republicans during Madison's presidency who press for war with Great Britain |
Partisan | favoring one side of an issue |
Sate's Rights | rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the sates |
Laissez | faire policy that government sould intrtfere as little as possible in the nations economy |
Secede | to leave or withdraw |
Immpressment | forcing people to into service, as the navy |
Manifest Destiny | the idea popular in the United States during the 1800's that conurties must expand boundaries |
Industrial Revolution | The change from an agrarain society to one based on industry which began in great britian and spread to the United States around the 1800's |
Cotton Gin | A machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber |
Census | offical count of population |
Sectionism | loyalty to be a region |
Monroe Doctrine | Preisident issued a statement called "Monroe Doctrine" |