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The meaning of veto
WHAT IS to reject?
Secede
WHAT IS to with draw
Nullification
WHAT IS to declare invalid
Cabinet
WHAT IS a group of advisors to the president?
Spoils System
WHAT IS the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the bias of party loyalty and support
An Amendment
Temperance
WHAT IS abstinence from alcohol?
Recession
WHAT IS an economic slowdown?
Judicial review
WHAT IS the power of the supreme court to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional and to strike down those that were not
Caucus
WHAT IS a system of selecting presidential candidates in which the members of a political party choose the nominee for president
Abolition
WHAT IS an immediate end to slavery?
Republic
WHAT IS a form of government in which the power resides with a body of citizens who could vote
Federalism
WHAT IS a system of government in which government power is divided between the federal government and the state governments
Emancipation
WHAT IS freeing enslaved persons
Nativism
WHAT IS prejudice or hostility toward foreigners?
Ratification
WHAT IS approval?
Popular Sovereignty
WHAT IS rule by the people
Enumerated powers
WHAT IS powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution?
Labor union
WHAT IS organization of workers who press for better wages and working conditions
Separation of powers
WHAT IS a government in which powers of the government are divided among three branches?
Checks and Balances
WHAT IS a system designed to prevent anyone of the three branches from becoming too powerful?
Implied powers
WHAT IS powers not explicitly listed in the Constitution but necessary for the government to do its job?