| A | B |
|---|
| cabinet | a group of advisers to the president |
| civic virtue | obligation to take an active role in improving the community |
| excise tax | a tax on the production or sale of a product |
| Founding Fathers | individuals who led America in the Revolution or forming the gov't |
| neutrality | position of not taking sides in a conflict |
| Republic | a government that elects its leaders |
| tariff | a tax on imports |
| precedent | an example that others follow |
| National debt | amount a nation's gov't owes |
| alien | citizen of another country other than the one he is in |
| sedition | rebellion, or actions intended to cause rebellion |
| nullify | legally overturn |
