| Term | Definition |
|---|
| constitution | basic framework of our country |
| veto | formally reject a bill |
| bill | proposed law waiting to become a law |
| compromise | agreement in arguement in which both sides give up something |
| ratify | formally approve plan or agreement |
| Electoral College | group established by constitution to elect president |
| popular sovereignty | government authority comes from people |
| inauguration | the formal ceremony to mark the beginning of something |
| aliens | pleople who a have come from other contries and not yet citizens |
| sedition | the crime of encouranging rebellion against the government |
| states' rights | all rights kept by the state under the constitution |
| neutrality | a policy of not choosing side with in a war or dispute between other contries |
| isolationism | a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries |
| nullify | to refuse to recognize a federal law |
| embargo | a gov't order to stop all merchant ships from leaving or entering other countries port |
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