| A | B |
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| Protege | Someone whose welfare or career is promoted by an influential person |
| Cabinet | A body of officials appointed by the president to run the executive departments |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Law establishing the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the US Constitution |
| Civil Rights | Fundamental individual rights such as freedom of speech and religion |
| Subsidy | Financial assistance that a government grants to an enterprise considered to be in the public interest |
| Free Trade | Trade between nations without protective tariffs |
| Federalists | Political group that favored commercial growth and an active government role in fostering growth |
| Republicans | Poltical group that favored limited government involvement and the continued dominance of agriculture in the national economy |
| Faction | A political group with shared opinions or interests that members advocate |
| Sectionalism | Excessive regard for local or regional interests |
| Fiscal | Relating to government finances |
| Inequities | Unfair circumstances or proceedings |
| Implied Power | Power that is not specifically granted to the government by the Constitution |
| Strict Constructionist | A person who believes the government has only those powers specifically named in the Constitution |
| Broad Constructionist | A person who believes the government can exercise any implied powers that are in keeping with the spirit of the Constitution |
| Capital | Money needed to start a commercial enterprise |
| French Revolution | Political rebellion against the French monarchy and aristocratic privileges |
| Louis XVI | Rthe ruling monarch when the French Revolution began |
| Reign of Terror | The period from 1793 to 1794 in the French Revolution, during which thousands of people were executed as enemies of the state |
