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chpt 8 quiz 2
social studies vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| impressment | forcing (kidnapping) people to serve in the military against their wishes |
| "Farewell Address" | Washington's final advice to the nation against the growth of political parties and against taking sides in European affairs and wars |
| partisan | favors one side of an issue - to pick a side to support |
| political party | a group of people with similar views on how the government should be run who band together to get their candidates elected to government offices |
| implied powers | powers that are not specifically mentioned in the constitution |
| caucus | a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president |
| neutrality | not to take sides in a conflict |
| XYZ Affair | Three French agents speaking for the French gov't demanded the U.S. pay a bribe and loan the French money. |
| Alien | a person living in a country of which he is not a citizen |
| deport | to send aliens out of the country if they are considered dangerous |
| sedition | activities aimed at weakening and bringing down the government |
| nullify | the idea that states had the power under the constitution to legally overturn and declare federal laws unconstitutional |
| State's Rights | the idea that states can limit the powers of the federal government |
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