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| Administration | refers to the executive branch under a specific president (or governor, mayor, or other local executive); or the term of a particular executive; |
| Precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances |
| Cabinet | includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments; nominated by the President; advise the president on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office |
| Tariff | a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. |
| Loose Construction | a broad interpretation of a statute, document or Constitution by a court. |
| Strict Construction | a literal interpretation of a statute, document or constitution by a court. |
| Whiskey Rebellion | a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government. |
| Political Party | The definition of a political party is a group of people with similar political goals and opinions; purpose to get people elected to office |
| Democratic Republican | a major American political party of the early 19th century favoring a strict interpretation of the Constitution to restrict the powers of the federal government and emphasizing states' rights. |
| Federalist | a member of a major political party in the early years of the U.S. favoring a strong centralized national government |
| Little Turtle | ( c. 1747 — July 14, 1812), was a war chief of the Miami people, and one of the most famous Native American military leaders of his time |
| John Jay | United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829) |
| Battle of Fallen Timbers | (August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between Native American tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy, decisive victory of the U.S. Army general Anthony Wayne over the Northwest Indian Confederation, securing white settlement of the former Indian territory mainly in Ohio. |
| French Revolution | The definition of the French Revolution is an uprising in France against the monarchy from 1789 to 1799 which resulted in the establishment of France as a republic |
| XYZ Affair | a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France; were approached through informal channels by agents of the French Foreign Minister Talleyrand, who demanded bribes and a loan before formal negotiations could begin; that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | A series of laws, passed during the presidency of John Adams at the end of the eighteenth century, that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals who sympathized with the French Revolution and criticized Adams's Federalist policies. |
