Fast and Curious: TJ and AlexHam

Define McCulloch vs Maryland

• The Federal Government has the power to shut down the Maryland state government.

• The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government.

• James McCulloch stole money from the Maryland state bank and the Federal Government defended him.

Define elitist

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

• a group of people who are the lightest

• the lowest class of people in society

Define national debt

• a type of bank account issued by your bank that collects the money you make from your job

• money owed to the United States government

• the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed

Define implied powers

• powers all superheroes have

• political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution

• political powers given to the government specifically listed in the Constitution

Define "Necessary and Proper" Clause

• A part of the Constitution that states that Congress has the authority to make any law that is necessary and proper for executing other laws.

• A part of the Constitution that states that all American citizens must act properly in order to receive respect.

• A part of the Constitution that states it is necessary of the National Government to ban immigrants from entering the country

Define neutrality

• not supporting or helping either side in a conflict

• system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• the governing body of a nation, state, or community

Define speculator

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

• someone who enjoys watching sports and going to sporting events

• a machine that creates spectacles (glasses)

define political party

• when a group of politicians getting together to celebrate

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

• it is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress

Define cabinet

• a view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding

• system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory

• an advisory group made up of the heads of the executive departments

Define Alien and Sedition Acts

• tightened the restrictions on the enslaved population

• tightened restrictions on aliens from Mars and limited their ability to visit the earth

• tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government.