Term | Definition |
1803 | Us purchased Louisiana from France for $15 million, Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison |
Alien and Sedition Acts | A series of laws in 1798 enacted to reduce the political power of recent immigrants. |
Embargo | an official ban on trade with another country |
Federalist | supporters of the constitution, strong central government, national bank, a few to rule, sided with British, "implied powers" for government |
Democratic-Republican | limited federal government, sided with the French, no strong central bank, strict reading of the Constitution, all people participate in government |
Foreign Policy | relations with governments of other countries |
Impressment | The act of seizing by force |
Judicial Review | The principle that the Supreme Court has final say in interpreting the Constitution |
Louisiana Purchase | The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France, President Jefferson made this purchase |
Marbury v Madison | An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional |
Monroe Doctrine | A policy of US opposition to any European interference in the Western Hemisphere, announce by President Monroe in 1823 |
Neutral | not siding with one country or another |
Free Enterprise | An economic system in which individuals and businesses regulate the economy with limited government involvement |
Political Party | A group with similar ideas which seeks power to carry out the interests of its members |