Chapter 5 Vocab & Stuff

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Precedent

a tradition

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Cabinet

a group of advisers to the president

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Structure

the arrangement of parts of something bigger and more complex

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Ultimate

an event that happens at the end; final

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George Washington

The first president of the U.S

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Thomas Jefferson

The 3rd U.S president

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Alexander Hamilton

A founding father of the nation

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Henry Knox

secretary of war

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John Jay

leader of the Supreme Court, chief justice

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National Debt

the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

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Conform

to comply with rules or standards

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Bond

a note issued by the government, which promises to pay off a loan with interest

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Speculator

a person who risks money in order to earn a large profit

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Unconstitutional

not agreeing or consistent with the Constitution

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Tariff

a tax on imports or exports

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Revenue

incoming money

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Neutrality

a position of not taking sides in a conflict

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Impressment

forcing people into services as in the navy

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Transport

to take or carry goods or people from one place to another

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Chief Little Turtle

chief of the Miami people

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Partisan

favoring one side of an issue

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Implied Powers

powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution

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Caucus

a meeting held by a political party to choose their candidate for president or decide policy

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Alien

an immigrant living in another country in which he or she is not a citizen

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Sedition

government activities aimed at weakening established

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Nullify

to cancel or make ineffective

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States Rights

rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the constitution

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Contrast

the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

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Integrity

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

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Proclamation

a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance

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Agitated

feeling or appearing troubled or nervous

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Why did people move West in the 1800s?

in search of land and adventure

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Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson

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Secretary of Treasury

Alexander Hamilton

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