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Ch. 8 section 3
History vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| partisan | favoring one side of an issue |
| sedition | activities aimed at weakening established government |
| nullify | to cancel or make ineffective |
| implied powers | powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution |
| caucus | a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy |
| alien | an immigrant living in a country in which he or she is not a citizen |
| states' rights | rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; the belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and law |
| resolve | bring to an end |
| principle | basic or fundamental reason, truth, or law |