Washington & Adams Vocab

Certificates of debt that carry a promise to buy back at a higher price

• Bonds

• Stocks

• Checks

• Balances

Debt

• Money owned

• Money owed

• Money given

• Money taken

Belief that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take

• Strict Construction

• Loose Construction

• Specific idea

• Balanced tradition

belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit

• Loose Construction

• Strict Construction

• Safety Interpretation

• Trial by Fire

An example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

• Precedent

• Last Rights

• Interaction

• Trial

Supporters of the Constitution and an early political party in support of a strong central government.

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

• Libritarian

• Constitutionalist

An early political party headed by Thomas Jefferson; stood for less centralized government

• Federalist

• Democratic-Republican

• Libritarian

• Constitutionalist

A nation's relationships with other countries

• Relations

• Foreign Affairs

• Interstate Affairs

• Precedent