civic virtue

the willingness to work

for the good of the nation

or community even at

great sacrifice

resident alien

a person living in a country where he or she is not a citizen

citizen

a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all  its rights and protections

naturalize

to grant citizenship to a person who has met official requirements for becoming a citizen

Whiskey Rebellion

a 1794 protest over a tax

on all liquor

made and sold

in the United States

monarchy

a form of government where the monarch is the leader of the government

political party

political system in which representatives are responsible for governing 

republic

groups of people sharing a common  political philosophy and support for candidates with that philosophy

domestic policy

are administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders

embargo

ban on trade

tariff

a tax on foreign goods brought into a country

Judiciary Act of 1789

a law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and cirtcuit courts for the nation

foreign policy

a plan of action by a nation

towards other nations