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FLASH CARDS CHAPTER 9
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02/16/2009

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INAGUARATION
Definition
ceremony in which the president officialy takes the oath of office !
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PRECEDENT
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an oath or decision that sets the example for others to follow !

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CABINET
Definition
group of officials who head goverment department and advise the president !
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JUDICIARY ACT
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a 1789 law that created the structure of the supreme court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation.
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NATIONAL DEBT
Definition
total amount of money that a goverment owes to others !
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BOND
Definition
certificate that promises to repay money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date !
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SPECULATOR

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someone who invents in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit

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BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

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bank set up in 1791 to hold goverment deposits, to issue paper money to pay goverment bills, and to make loans to farmers and businesses !
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TARIFF
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tax on foreign goods brought into a country !
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WHISKEY REBELLION
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a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquior made and sold in the united states !
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FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a 1789 rebellion in france that ended the french monarchy for a time !

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FOREIGN POLICY
Definition
actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations !
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NEUTRAL
Definition
not taking sides in a conflict !
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NEUTRALITY PROCLIMATION

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a 1793 statement by president washington that the U.S. would not support or aid either france or britian in their european conflict !
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JAY'S TREATY
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 a 1795 agreement between britain and the U.S. that called for britian to pay damages forseized american ships and to give up forts it still held in the west !
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FAREWELL ADDRESS
Definition
final official speech of presidents as they leave office !
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FACTION
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opposing group within a party !

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Definition
not allowed under the constitution !
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN
Definition
supporter of thomas jefferson, who favored a decentralized goverment !
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FEDERALIST
Definition
supporter of the constitution. who favored a strong federal, or national, goverment !
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XYZ AFFAIR
Definition

a 1797 french attempt to bribe the u.s. by demanding payment before talks could begin on the issue of french seizure of neutral american ships !

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FRIGATE
Definition
fast- sailing ship with many guns !
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ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS
Definition
in 1798, federalist supported laws that permitted the president to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they critized the goverment or its officials !
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SEDITION
Definition
stirring up rebellion against a goverment !
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NULLIFY
Definition
to cancel !
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KENTUCKY AND VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS
Definition
declararions passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional and to nullify laws deemed unconstitutional within a states borders !
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STATES' RIGHTS

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the right of states to limit the power of the federal goverment !
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