| A | B |
| unconstitutional | not agreeing or consistent with the constitution |
| implied powers | powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution |
| Bond | a note issued by the government, wich promises to pay off a loan with interest |
| Sediction | activities aimed at weaking established government |
| Predent | a tradition |
| partisan | favoring one side of an issue |
| causes | meeting held by a polititcal party to choose their parties candidate for president or decide policy |
| speculator | person who risks money in order to make large profit |
| neutrality | position who doesn't take sides in conflicts |
| states rights | rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved by the constitution |
| national debt | the amount of money a notional government owes to other governments |
| tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
| impressment | forcing people into services |
| alien | an immigrant living in a country in which he or she is not a citizen |
| cabinet | a group of advisers to the president |
| nullify | to cancel or make innefective |
| Pinckneys treaty | this agreement gave the americans free navigation on the mississippi river and trade rights in new orleans |
| xyz affairs | scandal began when french foreign minister wanted a bribe from the americans |
| revolution | overthrow or a government by force |
| fallen timbers | at this battle in 1794 the shawnee were defeated and forced to give up ohio territory to the us |
| ammendment | an addition or revision to the constitution |
| Alexander hamilton | first secreatary of the treasury |
| Geaorge washington | first president of the us |
| whiskey revolution | armed protest by farmers who expresses their ange over paying a tax on whiskey by attackng |
| bill of rights | first ten ammendments; gives people personal liberties |
| henry knox | he was chosen screatary of war on washingtons cabinet |
| thomas jefferson | chosen to first scetary of state |
| judiciary act | congress used this to establish a federal court system |
| federalists | people who supported the first supreme court |
| comfirmed | officially aproved |
| john jay | was selected to lead the 1st supreme court |
| surveying | to determine the boundaries of a piece of land by measurin lines & angles |