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Flascards for New Republic Unit in History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alien | Someone from another country. |
| Attorney general | Chief legal adviser to president (lawyer on the constitution). |
| Debt | Money owed to someone. |
| Diplomat | A person who conducts official negotiations and maintains relationships with another country or countries. |
| Embargo | Government order that forbids trade. |
| Excise tax | A domestic tax on certain goods. |
| Impressment | Act of forcing a person into service, particularly sailors. |
| Inauguration | Ceremony in which the President officially takes the oath of office. |
| Judicial Review | Principle that the Supreme Court has the right to decide whether acts of Congress and/or the Executive are constitutional. |
| Nationalism | Loyalty or devotion to the interests of one’s country. |
| Naturalization | Legal process of becoming a citizen. |
| Neutrality | Not favoring either side in a dispute. |
| Nullify | To cancel a federal law. |
| Political party | An organization to gain political power through candidates and positions in government. |
| Precedent | Example that becomes standard practice. |
| Secede | To withdraw from membership in a country. |
| Secretary of state | The cabinet member that handles relations with other nations. |
| Secretary of treasury | The cabinet member in charge of nation’s finances. |
| Secretary of War | The cabinet member in charge of nation’s military. |
| Sedition | Stirring up rebellion against a government through critical speech. |
| States’ Rights | The idea that states have exclusive authority within their borders. |
| Tariff | Tax on foreign goods. |
| Unconstitutional | Contrary to what is permitted by the U.S. Constitution. |
| Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions | Documents produced by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively, attacking the Alien & Sedition Acts as unconstitutional. |
| War Hawks | Members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812. |