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an extra sum of money that borrowers have to repay creditors in return for the loan

Treaty signed in 1794 between the US and bBritain in which Britain sought to improve trade relations and agreed to withdraw from forts in the northwest territory.

loose construction

belief that the government can do anything that the constitution does not prohibit

not taking sides in a conflict or dispute

strict construction

belief that the goavernment should not do anything that the constitution does not specifically say it can do

tax on foreign goods imported into a country

Battle of New Orleans

battle in 1815 between american and british troops for control of New Orleans, ending in an american victory

a severe economic downturn marked by a decrease in business activity, widespread unemployment, and falling prices and wages

policy of forcing people into military or public service

Missouri Compromise

1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and outlawing slavery in future states to be created North of 36 30 N lattitude

Treaty of Ghent

agreement, signed in 1814, that ended the War of 1812

checks and balances

system in which each of the branches of the federal government can check the actions of the other branches

federal system of government

a system in which power is shared among state and national authorities

separation of power

the constitutional allotting of power within the federal government among the legislative, executive, a judicial branches