Chapter 9 and 10 Vocabulary from The American Nation
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- Inauguration
- The ceremony in which the president officialy takes the oath of office.
- Precedent
- An act or a decision that sets an example for others to follow.
- National Debt
- The total amount of money that a government owes to others.
- Bond
- A certificate that promises to repay the money loaned, plus interest, on a certain date.
- Speculator
- Someone who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit.
- Tariff
- Tax
- Foriegn Policy
- Refers to the actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations.
- Nuetral
- Not taking sides in a conflict.
- Democratic
- Ensuring that all people have the same rights.
- laissez faire
- A French term meaning, "let alone".
- free market
- Goods and Services are exchanged with little regulation.
- Judicial Review
- Gave the Supreme Court the power to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional and to reject laws that it considered to be unconstitutional.
- Expedition
- Long Voyage of Exploration
- Continental Divide
- A mountain ridge that seperates river systems flowing towards opposite sides of a continent.