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Vocabulary Thomas 3

Vocabulary Chapters 10-13

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electoral college group selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections. The number of each state's eelectors is equal to the number of its representatives and senators in Congress. The electors are expected to vote for the candidate chosen by th
precedent an action or decision that later serves as an example
Judiciary Act of 1789 legislation passed by Congress that created the fedearl court system
protective tariff a tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods
Strict Construction way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actioins the Constituion specifically says it can take
Loose Construction way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actioins that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking
Neutrality Proclamation statement made by George Washington that the United States would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution
Whiskey Rebellion protests by small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey
Industrial Revolution period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s
political parties groups of people who organize to help elect governmental officials and influence government policy
Twelfth Amendment constitutional amendment that created a separate ballot for president and vice president
Judicial Review the supreme courts power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional
Louisiana Purchase purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that nearly doubled the size of the United States
Impressment British practice of forcing people, includig U.S. citizens, to serve in the British army or navy
Embargo banning of trade with a country
Monroe Doctrine President James Monroe's statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that the United States would view any attempt by a foreign country to colonize as the hostile act
Missouri Compromise agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state
American System Henry Clay's plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as roads and canals
Nominating Conventions meetings where a political party selects its presidential and vice presidential candidates
Spoils System policians' practice of giving government jobs to their supporters
States Rights belief that the power of the fedearl government regarding the states is strictly limited
Tariff of Abominations nickname given to a new tariff by southerners who opposed it
Nullification Crisis a dispute between South Carolina and the federal government in the late 1820s over the state's right to nullify, or cancel, an unpopular tariff
Indian Removal Act Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River
Bureau of Indian Affairs government agency created in the 1800s to oversee fedearl policy towards American Indians
Trail of Tears an 800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory
mass production efficient production of large number of identical goods
strikes refusals of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands
Transportation Revolution rapid growth in the speed and convenience of transportation
Gibbons V. Ogden Supreme Court ruling that federal law has priority over equivalent state law
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