US History Unit 4

a broad interpretation of the Constitution, meaning that Congress has more powers than those specifically given in the Constitution

• loose construction

• broad construction

• narrow construction

• strict construction

to refuse to recognize a federal law.

• sedition

• nullify

• contempt

• noodles

the crime of encouraging rebellion against the government

• amendment 5

• alienation

• sedition

• patriotism

a narrow interpretation of the Constitution, meaning that Congress has only those powers specifically given in the Constitution

• loose construction

• strict construction

• narrow construction

• broad construction

a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out

• blockade

• closed borders

• suppression

• oppression

a government order that forbids trade with another country

• law

• blockade

• rude

• embargo

a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries

• isolationism

• nationalism

• internationalism

• global economy

President James Monroe’s declaration in 1823 that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Anti-Colonialism

• Manifest Destiny

• The Jefferson Doctrine

an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Fair Trade

unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country

• Native territory

• frontier

• adventure

• wildlands