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American History
Chapter 3 & 4 vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Embargo | Act that said we wouldn't trade with anyone. |
| Virginia | Plan at convention, had legislature based on population. |
| Cabinet | Heads of departments who advise President. |
| Legislative | Branch that makes the laws. |
| Shay's Rebellion | Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled because of crushing debts. |
| Judicial Review | Supreme court has final ruling to interpret the constitution. |
| Impeach | To remove a federal official from office. |
| Bill of Rights | summary of rights & privilege guaranteed to people of U.S. |
| Federalists | Support the constitution. Want to strengthen federal government. |
| Anti-Federalists | Against the constitution. Want to preserve state powers. |
| Amendments | A change to the constitution. |
| Federalism | political system, power divided between national & state governments. |
| Checks & Balances | system that allows each branch of government ability to limit power of other branches. |
| Judicial | Branch that evaluates & interprets the law. |
| Executive | Branch that enforces the law. |
| Northwest Ordinance | Set policy to admit new states. |
| Veto | President's right to reject the passing of a law. |
| Nullification | States have the right to declare a federal law invalid .(unconstitutional) |
| Louisiana Purchase | Land deal between France & U.S. We received a lot of land west of Mississippi. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Farmers riot over tax. Washington led troops to crush rebellion. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Washington's secretary of state. Won election in 1800. |
| John Adams | Washington's Vice President. Became president in 1796. |
| Alexander Hamilton | Head of Federalist party, Washington's secretary of state and wrote essays called "The Federalist" |
| George Washington | Leader of Constitutional Convention. First president of U.S. |
| Britain | United State's opponent in War of 1812. |
| Articles of Confederation | Agreement made by original 13 states in 1777, replaced by constitution. |
| Alien & Sedition Acts | 4 laws passed that were aimed towards persons living in U.S that were not citizens. |
| Jays' Treaty | British gave up forts on U.S territory |
| House of Representatives | Represents the people in congress, elected every 2 years. |
| Concurrent | Powers shared by both National & State governments. |
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