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Vocabulary quiz 4/20
Term | Definition |
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tariff | tax on foreign goods brought into a country |
faction | group inside a political party or other group |
unconstitutional | not permitted by the Constitution |
immigrant | person who enters a country in order to settle there |
sedition | stirring up rebellion against a government |
nullify | to cancel |
democratic | ensuring that all people have the same rights |
laissez-faire | idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs |
judicial review | power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a President or laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
expedition | long journey or voyage of exploration |
smuggler | person who violates trade laws by illegally taking goods into or out of a country |
neutral | not taking sides in a war |
impressment | act of forcing someone to serve in the navy |
continental divide | mountain ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent |
embargo | ban on trade with another country |
nationalism | pride in one's nation |