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A group of trusted friends and supporters that advise the president
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employees of the government
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the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional, and unenforceable
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a system of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
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The forced relocation of more than 17,000 Cherokee from Georgia to Indian Territory
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using gossip and lies in a campaign to make an opponent look bad
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A system where most of the important decisions are made by appointed officials rather than by elected representatives.
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the largest number of something, but less than a majority
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achieving wealth or influence through one's own effort
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greater than half of a total number of something
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relating to the national government
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to withdraw from the United States
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a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law