CH 5 All Sections

Question 1

Bond

Answer 1

a certificate that promises to repay money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date

Question 2

Cabinet

Answer 2

the group of officials who head government departments and advise the President

Question 3

Inauguration

Answer 3

a ceremony in which the President publicly takes the oath of office

Question 4

Neutral

Answer 4

Not taking sides in a conflict

Question 5

Precedent

Answer 5

an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow

Question 6

Speculation

Answer 6

risky buying in hope of a large profit

Question 7

tariff

Answer 7

a tax on foreign goods brought into a country

Question 8

Factions

Answer 8

opposing groups

Question 9

unconstitutional

Answer 9

to go against the constitution

Question 10

federalist

Answer 10

to be a supporter of a strong federal government

Question 11

Democratic republican

Answer 11

A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

judicial review

Answer 12

the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the acts of a President or laws passed by Congress are constitutional

Question 13

laissez fair

Answer 13

the idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs

Question 14

nullify

Answer 14

to cancel

Question 15

sedition

Answer 15

the act of stirring up rebellion against a government

Question 16

states rights

Answer 16

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

Question 17

tribute

Answer 17

a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection

Question 18

continental divide

Answer 18

a ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent

Question 19

embargo

Answer 19

a ban on trade

Question 20

expedition

Answer 20

a long voyage of exploration

Question 21

impressment

Answer 21

the practice of forcing people into military service

Question 22

smuggling

Answer 22

the act of importing or exporting goods in violation of trade laws

Question 23

confederation

Answer 23

an alliance of independent states or nations, usually with a shared military command

Question 24

nationalism

Answer 24

a devotion to one’s nation and its interests

Question 25

war hawks

Answer 25

the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812

Question 26

American system

Answer 26

a program for economic growth promoted by Henry Clay in the early 1800s that called for high tariffs on imports

Question 27

interstate commerce

Answer 27

business that crosses state lines

Question 28

interventions

Answer 28

interference in the affairs of another

Question 29

Monroe doctrine

Answer 29

President Monroe’s foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America

Question 30

sectionalism

Answer 30

loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country