Early Republic Vocabulary

certificates that promise to repay borrowed money in the future, plus interest

an official ban on trade with a particular country

practice of seizing people against their will and forcing them into military service

something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

activities aimed at weakening the government by provoking resistance or rebellion to authority

a group of advisers to a president

to withdraw or breakaway from a nation or organization

to legally overturn/to cancel (a law)

the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution

a strong sense of devotion to one’s country (excessive or aggressive patriotism)

the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states

person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country