Chapter 5 - Vocabulary

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Congress is not limited to only the powers that the Constitution gives it

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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supported the interests of farmers instead of manufacturers and tried to protect the rights of states; opposed a powerful federal government and for that reason supported a strict interpretation of the Constitution

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Democratic-Republican Party

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supported the Constitution; believed that the country needed the strong federal government created by the new Constitution

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Federalist Party

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organization of people with a common purpose of trying to attain political power

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Political Party

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group of advisers to the president of the United States

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cabinet

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any group of people who exercise power and influence because of their position in society and their education

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elitist

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someone who takes a financial risk with the hope of making a financial gain

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speculator

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agricultural, societies that relied on farming to provide food

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agrarian

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not specifically listed in the Constitution but that people generally agree the government has

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implied power

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amount of money that a nation owes

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national debt