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certificates that promise to repay borrowed money in the future, plus interest
bonds
a group of advisers to a president
cabinet
something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
precident
practice of seizing people against their will and forcing them into military service
impressment
activities aimed at weakening the government by provoking resistance or rebellion to authority
sedition
person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
alien
to legally overturn/to cancel (a law)
nullify
the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states
state's rights
an official ban on trade with a particular country
embargo
to withdraw or breakaway from a nation or organization
secede
the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution
judicial review
a strong sense of devotion to one’s country (excessive or aggressive patriotism)
nationalism
