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US history P.5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cabinet | a group of advisors to the president |
| enumerated powers | powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution |
| implied powers | powers not explicity listed in the Constitution but not necessary for the government to do the job |
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court 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 conditions |
| spoils systems | the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support |
| caucus | a system of selecting presidential candidates in which members of a political party choose the nominee for president |
| secede | to withdraw |
| nullification | to declare invalid |
| temperance | abstinence from school |
| abolition | an immediate |
| emancipation | freeing enslaved persons |