American System: the policy of promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff and of developing internal improvements by the federal government (as advocated by Henry Clay from 1816 to 1828).
Monroe Doctrine: a statement of United States foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere.
It was replaced by the Russian tricolor
The mayor-council form of city government merges executive and legislative functions in a single group of officials. This is common in lots of smaller towns.
