Vocab Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the definition of electoral college?
;This is a process, not a place. A group of representatives who elect the president & vice president based on the popular vote.
Definition of judicial curcuits?
Lower courts that are organized by reason.
Definition of Debt?
Money owed after borrowing.
Definition of Currency?
A system of money.
Definition of Frontier?
Where newly settled areas meet unsettled, but not necassarily unihabitied areas.
Definition of Oath of Office?
A promise made by government offical to obey the law & fufill the responsibilities of their jobs.
Definition of Protective Teriff?
A high tax on imported goods designed to help american businesses.
Definition of Foreign policy?
Relations w/ the government of other countries.
Definition of Isolationism?
A policy of avoiding political & economic relationships w/ other countries.
Definition of Political party?
A group of people that tries to promote its ideas & influences on the government.
Definition of Domestic policy?
Relating to or originating within a country.
Definition of Precedent?
An example for future actions or decisions.
Definition of presidents cabinet?
Group of advisors to the president.
Definition of Inauqural cabinet?
The series of offical events in which a newly elected canidate is installed in, or takes office.
Definition of Neutrality?
Not supporting or helping other side in a conflict, disagreement; To be impartial or neatural.
Definition of Federalist party?
A political party found in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, & other leaders who wanted to preserve power of the states goverment & agriculture.
Definition of Alliance?
A close assoiation of nations or other groups formed to advance common interests or causes.
