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HistoryVocabCh6
HISTORY.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | A law that established the federal court system and the number of Supreme Court justices and provided for for the appeal of certain state court decisions to the federal courts. |
| Cabinet | The group of department heads who serve as the presidents chief advisers |
| Bank of the United States | Either of the two national banks, funded by the national government and private investors, established by the Congress in 1791 |
| Democratic- Republicans | Thomas Jefferson's political party that supported the strong state governmentts |
| Two Party System | A political system dominated by two major parties |
| Protective Tariff | a tax on imported goods that is intended to protest the nation's businesses from foreign competition |
| Excise tax | tax on the production, sale, or consumption of goods produced within a country |
| Neutrality | A refusal to to take part in a war between other nations |
| sectionalism | the placing of the personal interests of ones own region ahead of the nations interests as a wole |
| XYZ Affair | An incident in witch french officials demanded a bribe from US diplomats |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | A series of four laws enacted to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the US |
| Nullification | A states refusal to recognize an act of Congress that is considered unconstitutional |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | A law that established the federal court systems and the number of Supreme Court justices and that provided for the appeal of certain state court decisions to the federal courts |
| Midnight Judges | One of the last judges appointed by John Adams in his last hours of administration |
| Judicial Review | The supreme courts power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. |
| Louisiana Purchase | The US bought Frances territory witch ranged from the Mississippi River to the Rockies. |
| Blockade impressment | Use of ships or troops to prevent movement into and out of a port or region controlled by q hostile nation. |
| Embargo | Government ban on trade with one or more nations. |
| War Hawk | one of the members of Congress who favored war with Britain |
| Treaty of Ghent | Treaty that ended the war of 1812 |
| Armistice | A truce or agreement to end an armed conflict |
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