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1 us history
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cabinet | a group of advisors to the president |
| enumerated powers | powers specifically mentioned in the constitution |
| implied powers | powers not explicitly listed in the constitution but necessary for the government to do its job |
| judicial review | the power of the supreme count to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional and to strike down those that were not |
| nativism | prejudice or hostility toward foreigners |
| labor union | organization of workers who press for better wages and working |
| spoils system | the pr practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of a political party choose the nominee for president |
| secede | to withdraw |
| nullification | to declare invalid |
| temperance | abstinence from alcohol |
| abolition | an immediate end to slavery |
| emancipation | freeing enslaved person |