5.2 us history Flashcards
bureaucracy
departments and workers that make up the government
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
judicial review
claimed the power to review the acts of Congress and of the President to determine if they were constitutional
Marbury v. Madison
the 1803 Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson obtained a vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the new territory,
Barbary War
a war between the Barbary States and the United States
impressment
taking American sailors from their ships and forcing them to serve in the British navy
embargo
an official ban or restriction on trade