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SS Vocab
SS vocab words/defs 3rd quarter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political party | an organization to gain political power |
| Democratic-republican | one of the first two American political parties, together with the Federalist Party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people |
| Federalist | a member or supporter of the Federalist Party |
| Foreign Policy | a policy pursued by a nation in its dealing with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives |
| Neutrality | the policy or status of a nation that does not participate in a war between other nations |
| Isolationism | the policy of isolating one's country from affairs of other nations by declining to enter alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., devoting efforts to own advancement and remain peaceful by avoiding foreign entanglements |
| Precedent | a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar cases |
| Impressments | act or policy of seizing people or property for public service or use |
| Embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports |
| Judicial Review | power of court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official |
| Sectionalism | an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region |
| Nullify | to render or declare legally void or inoperative |
| Spoils System | the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advances are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes |
| Annex | to attach append, or add, especially to something larger or more important |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief or doctrine, held cheifly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences |
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