Chapter 9: The Federalist Era Vocabulary

What is the term for an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances?

• Cabinet

• Precedent

• Tariff

• Sedition

Which term refers to a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government?

• Cabinet

• Alien

• Bond

• Neutrality

What is the term for the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed?

• National Debt

• Implied Powers

• Impressment

• Partisan

What is a certificate issued by a government or a public company promising to repay borrowed money at a fixed rate of interest at a specified time?

• Tariff

• Bond

• Sedition

• Nullify

Who is a person that invests in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of making a profit?

• Speculator

• Alien

• Partisan

• Neutrality

What term describes something that is not in accordance with a political constitution, especially the US Constitution?

• Unconstitutional

• Sedition

• Tariff

• Caucus

What is a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports?

• Tariff

• Bond

• Neutrality

• Alien

What is the policy of not taking sides in a conflict or dispute?

• Neutrality

• Sedition

• Partisan

• Nullify

What is the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice?

• Impressment

• Implied Powers

• Alien

• Sedition

What term describes a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person?

• Partisan

• Speculator

• Neutrality

• Tariff