Early Republic Vocabulary

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What are War Hawks?

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Group that pushed for war against Britain

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Laissez faire
Free Enterprise

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^{Government being 'hands off' with the economy}

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Alien Act

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Law when John Adams was president that allowed the detainment of immigrants.

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Precedence

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Future examples

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What is Marbury v. Madison?

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U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States

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National Bank

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a bank chartered by the U.S. government and formerly authorized to issue notes that served as money.

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Sedition Act

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the deportation, fine, or imprisonment of anyone deemed a threat or publishing “false, scandalous, or malicious writing” against the government of the United States.

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Judicial review

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The power of the federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.

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Neutrality

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To stay out of someone else’s business

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Farewell Address

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a speech delivered by someone upon leaving a job, post, etc.