A group of the President's top advisors

A group of people selected from each state to cast votes in presidential elections.

A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does NOT specifically FORBID it from taking.

A way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take ONLY those actions the Constitution SPECIFICALLY says it can take.

A statement made by Washington that the U.S. would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution.

A group of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies

The Supreme Court’s power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review

The French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the United States.

An journey that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase

Discontinuing/banning trade with another country

The fifth President’s declaration forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt to colonize would be considered an act of hostility.

An agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of 36°30' latitude.

A devotion to the interests of one geographic region over interests of the country as a whole

The artificial waterway that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825

A sense of pride and devotion to a country.

An expansion of voting rights during the popular seventh president's administration.

Politicians’ practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters.

A law that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River