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| precedent | an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow |
| cabinet | the department heads of the President ie. Sec of State, Sec. of War |
| Judiciary Act | Law providing 1 Chief Justice and 5 associate justices of the Supreme Court |
| John Jay | First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| bond | government certificate which will pay its face value plus interest |
| national debt | the amount of money that a government owes |
| speculator | someone willing to invest in a risky venture or chance of making a big profit |
| tariff | a tax on foreign goods |
| Whiskey Rebellion | 1794 farmers revolt protesting the tax on whiskey |
| Bank of the United States | a 1791 law setting up a way that the U.S. could make money to get us out of debt |
| Alexander Hamilton | First Secretary of the Treasury |
