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VA US 5.2
VA US Vocabulary 5.2
Term | Definition |
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bureaucracy | a group of departments and officials that make up an organization, such as a government. |
John Marshall | 4th Chief Justice of the United States. |
judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a president or laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
Marbury v. Madison | the 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review. |
Louisiana Purchase | the 1803 purchase from France by the United States of the territory between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. |
Lewis and Clark Expedition | The 1804 expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly-acquired Louisiana Territory. |
Barbary War | a war between the Barbary States and the United States |
impressment | a policy of seizing people or property for military or public service |
embargo | an official restriction or ban on trade |