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American Pageant 14th edition Chapter 9, 10, & 11 vocab Flashcards

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1716729619disestablishTo withdraw exclusive state recognition/ support from a church0
1716729620emancipationThe freeing of a slave1
1716729621chattelAn article of tangible property; a slave2
1716729622abolitionistA person who advocated the abolition of slavery3
1716729623ratificationThe act of confirmation4
1716729624bill of rightsA formal statement of the rights of the people5
1716729625speculators (speculation)a person who is engaged in commercial or financial contemplation, propoganda6
1716729626townshipA unit of local government found in most US states7
1716729627territoryA region or district of the US not admitted to statehood8
1716729628annexTo incorporate (territory) into a domain of a city, county, or state9
1716729629requisitionA demand made10
1716729630foreclosureThe act of confiscating one's property11
1716729631quorumThe number of members of a group required to present a business legally12
1716729632anarchya state or society without any form of government or law13
1716729633bicamerala governmental system having two branches or houses as a legislative body14
1716729634unicameralA governmental system having one branch or house as a legislative system15
1716729635censusAn official count of population16
1716729636public debtThe accumulation of the debt owed by a country and its people17
1716729637cabinetAn advisatory body to the president18
1716729638circuit courtThe court of general jurisdiction in a number of the US states19
1716729639fiscalPertaining to the public treasury of revenues20
1716729640assumptionSomething taken for granted or supposed21
1716729641exciseA tax on certain commodities levied on their manufactured sale or consumption within the country22
1716729642medium of exchangeAnything generally accepted as representing a standard of value and exchangeable for goods or services23
1716729643despositismthe exercise of absolute tyranny/ authority24
1716729644impressTo affect deeply or strongly in mind or feeling; influence in opinion25
1716729645assimilationThe act/process of absorbing information/ experiences26
1716729646witch-huntA rigorous campaign to round up those threatening the welfare of the public27
1716729647compactDesigned to be small i size and economical in operation28
1716729648nullificationThe act or instance of declaring something legally void or inoperative29
1716729649lame duckA president who is completing a term of office and chooses not to run or is ineligible to run for re-election30
1716729650commissionA document granting a certain authority31
1716729651writA formal order under seal issued under the name of the government issuing a command for someone to refrain from doing something32
1716729652impeachmentAn action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."33
1716729653pacifistone who is in opposition of war or violence34
1716729654consulate (consul)a place where a government representative is stationed in a foreign country but not the main headquarters of diplomatic representation headed by an ambassador (the embassy).35
1716729655cedeTo surrender36
1716729656precedentan example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action37
1716729657secessionFormal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation38
1716729658conscriptionA military draft39
1716729659embargoA government order imposing a trade barrier40

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