| A | B |
|---|
| neutrality | not taking sides in a conflict |
| frigate | ship with many guns |
| cabinet | group of advisors to the President |
| national debt | total sum of money that a gov't owes |
| faction | opposing group with a party |
| civic virtue | willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice |
| incriminate | to give evidence against |
| naturalize | to complete the official steps for becoming a citizen |
| impeach | to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official |
| override | to overrule..like when Congress overules a presidential veto |
| electoral college | group of electors from every state that meet every 4 yrs to vote for a president and vice president |
| popular sovereighnty | refers to the idea that a territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery |
| Judiciary Act | a 1789 law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of courts for the country |
| Jay's treaty | a 1795 agreement btwn Britain and the US that called for Britain to pay damages for seized American ships and to give up forts it still held in the west |
| Kentucky and Virginia resolutions | declarations passed that claimed that each state had the right to decide whether a federal law was constitutional |
| Neutrality Proclamation | statement by Washington that the US would not support Britain or France in their European conflict |
| Whiskey Rebellion | a 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the US |
