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Unit 3

A New Nation

TermDefinition
alien any person who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living in
assimilation the process through which a person or group becomes part of a different culture
cabinet a group of people who advise the leader of a government
cede to give control of something to another person, group, or government
civic life all the ways that a person takes part in solving the problems in their community and making a difference
Early Republic the era of American history following the American Revolution through the 1830s
foreign policy ways in which a government has decided to interact with other nations, especially in relation to trade and security
implied powers powers the U.S. government has but are not directly stated in the Constitution
impressment forcing able but unwilling people into military or naval service
judicial review the power of the judicial branch to determine if laws made by the legislative branch and actions of the executive branch are constitutional
nullification the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate national laws they deem unconstitutional
nullify to make something lose its effect or power; invalidate
political party an organized group of people with shared beliefs who work together to elect officials and shape government decisions
republic a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected representatives responsible to them and governing according to law
secede to separate from a nation and become independent
sedition speech that encourages people to go against the government
states’ rights rights or powers that states have
suffrage the right to vote
tariff tax on imports and exports
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