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| excise tax | a federal tax on the sale of goods made in the United States. |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | a law that established the federal court system and the Supreme Court. |
| cabinet | the group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisors. |
| protective tariff | a tax on imported goods that is intended to protect a nation's businesses from foreign competition. |
| Judiciary Act of 1801 | a law that increased the number of federal judges. |
| judicial review | the Supreme Court's power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. |
| Marbury vs. Madison | an 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish legislative acts by declaring them unconstitutional. |
| impressment | the practice of forcing individuals into military service. |
| Nonintercourse Act, 1807 | An American embargo against Britain and France. |
| embargo | any government restriction of commerce (trade). |
| Embargo Act, 1807 | an extreme measure by Jefferson to secure a recognition of American commerical rights. |
| Louisiana Purchase | the 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Lousiana Territory. |
