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Chapter 8 vocabular
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Precedent | a tradition or something repeated over time |
| Cabinet | a group of presidential advisors |
| National Debt | The money a nation owes |
| Bond | A note from the government promising to pay off a loan with interest |
| Speculator | One who risks money to make money |
| Unconstitutional | Inconsistent with the constitution |
| Tariff | Import tax |
| Neutrality | A position of not taking sides |
| Impressment | Forcing people into service against their will |
| Partisan | favoring one side of an issue |
| Implied Powers | powers not expressly forbidden in the Constitution |
| Caucuses | meetings to prepare for an election |
| Aliens | immigrants living in a country of which they are not citizens |
| Sedition | activities aimed at weakening established government |
| Nullify | legally overturn |
| State’s Rights | all the rights not given to the federal government through the Constitution |