History Alive L13 Vocabulary

_______ is a broad interpretation of the Constitution, meaning that Congress has powers beyond those specifically given in the Constitution

• Originalism
• Judicial Activism
• Loose Construction

• Strict Construction

_______ was a revolt by farmers in 1794 against an excise tax on whiskey.

• Shays' Rebellion

• Farmers' Uprising
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Rebellion of 1794

______ is a form of government in which one person holds all power

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Autocracy

What is the term for a tax placed on specific goods produced within a country?

• Tariff

• Excise tax

• Embargo

• Commerce

_____ is the theory that rights not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution remain with the states

• First Amendment
• Fifth Amendment
• States' Doctrine

• Equal Protection Clause

The crime of encouraging rebellion against the government is called ___.

• rebellion
• insurrection
• sedition
• treason

The money that a person, company, or nation has, and how it is managed is ________

• investment
• economics
• budgeting
• finances

________ is to refuse to recognize a federal law. This action by a state is called nullification.

• Nullify

• Accept

• Comply

• Rejection

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

• loose construction

• judicial activism
• federalism
• strict construction