Topic 5 Vocabulary

What is the term for a ceremony in which the President publicly takes the oath of office?

• Precedent

• Inauguration

• Expedition

• Embargo

Which term describes an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow?

• Tariff

• Sedition

• Precedent

• Faction

What is a tax on foreign goods brought into a country called?

• Tariff

• Embargo

• Nullify

• Sectionalism

What term refers to a party, or an opposing group within a party?

• Sedition

• Faction

• Impressment

• War Hawks

What is the act of stirring up rebellion against a government called?

• Nullify

• Sedition

• Expedition

• Inauguration

What does it mean to cancel something?

• Embargo

• Nullify

• Precedent

• Faction

What are the rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution called?

• States’ Rights

• Sectionalism

• Tariff

• Impressment

What is a long voyage of exploration called?

• Expedition

• Embargo

• Inauguration

• Sedition

What is the practice of forcing people into military service known as?

• War Hawks

• Impressment

• Faction

• Nullify

What is a ban on trade called?

• Embargo

• Tariff

• Precedent

• Expedition