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Ch 10 US History voc

Ch10 US History vocabulary

TermDefinition
electoral college group selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidental elections
precedent an action or decision that later serves as an example
national debt total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders
bonds certificates that represent money the government has borrowed from private citizens
spectulators investors who buy items at low prices in hopes that their value will rise
protective tariff a tax on imported goods that raises the price of imports so people will buy domestic goods
loose construction way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to takes actions the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking
strict construction way of interpreting the Constitution that allows the federal government to take only those actdions the Constitution specifically says it can take
privateers private ships authorized by a nation to attack its enemies
right of deposit right to transfer goods at a destination without having to pay fees for the cargo
political parties groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies
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