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| Form of government in which people choose leaders by voting |
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| Idea that government should play as small of a role as possible in economic affairs -- French term for "hands off" |
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| Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a President or laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
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| Long voyage of exploration |
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| Ridge running through the Rocky Mountains that separates the river systems in the North American continent which flow toward opposite sides |
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| Money or goods that a ruler or country gives to another ruler or country especially for protection |
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| Practice of forcing people into military service |
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| An 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade |
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| Importing or exporting goods in violation of trade laws |
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| 1809 law that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France |
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| Economic system in which individuals, rather than the government, decide what and how much to produce and sell |
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| Vast territory between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803 |
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| A 1795 agreement with Spain that let Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi River and store them in New Orleans |
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| An 1803 landmark Supreme Court case which ruled the Court has the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress or actions by governmental officials are constitutional, or reject laws or actions they consider are unconstitutional |
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| Third President of the United States, authored parts of the Constitution, and oversaw the Louisiana Purchase |
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| Led a search for the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean |
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| Shoshone interpreter and helper on the expedition to the Northwest Passage |
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| Fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and reinforced the principles of judicial review |
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