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US Box Quiz 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Embargo | a government ban on trade with one or more other nations |
| Blockade | the use of ships or troops to prevent movement into and out of a port or region |
| Armistice | a truce, or agreement to end an armed conflict |
| Treaty of Ghent | the 1814 treaty that ended the War of 1812 |
| War Hawks | one of the members of congress (typically southern congressmen) who favored war with Britain in 1812 |
| Marbury v. Madison | Supreme Court case that established judicial review |
| Judicial review | the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional |
| Nullification | a states refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | a series of laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants to the United States |
| XYZ Affair | a 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats |