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social studies 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nullification crises | big fight in the 1830s when South Carolina said it could ignore a federal tax law (a tariff) because it thought the law was unfair, arguing states could "nullify" or cancel federal laws they didn't like |
| whig party | a political group that favored the idea of a weak president and a strong congress to combat president jacksons power |
| indian removal act | Act that authorized the forced removal of native americans that lived east of the mississippi river to lands in the west of the mississippi. |
| Trail of Tears | A 800 mile forced march west from the east territory to territory in the west. ¼ of the 18,000 cherokee indians died. |
| sectionalism | Liking your own part of the country leading to different ideas and disagreements |
| Electoral College | The system for electing the president in which electors represent each state and vote for president |
| Congress | The combined group of members of the house of representatives and members of senate |
| Federalism | A system where power is shared between a big central government and smaller governments (federal government and state government) |
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