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| 14464484093 | Abolitionist | Someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice | 0 | |
| 14464487924 | Amnesty | An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses | 1 | |
| 14464490586 | Armistice | An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce | 2 | |
| 14464492170 | Bilateral | An exchange agreement between the two nations or trading groups that gives each party favored trade status pertaining to certain goods obtained from the signatories | 3 | |
| 14464494708 | Boycott | To stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest | 4 | |
| 14464495172 | Compact | A signed written agreement that binds you to do what you've promised | 5 | |
| 14464985504 | Culture | The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group | 6 | |
| 14464989327 | Desegregation | The ending of authorized segregation, or separation by race. | 7 | |
| 14464990405 | Emigrant | A person who leaves their home country in order to settle down in another country with hopes of having a better life in the settled country | 8 | |
| 14464992559 | Filibuster | The process by which a legislator attempts to delay a bill or law by giving a prolonged speech, all while staying within the confines of the rules of Senate | 9 | |
| 14464995466 | Immigrant | A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country | 10 | |
| 14464996382 | Impressment | British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service | 11 | |
| 14464997675 | Insurgent | A person who revolts against civil authority or an established government | 12 | |
| 14465001032 | Laissez-Faire | An economic system in which transactions between private parties are free from government intervention such as regulation, privileges, tariffs and subsidies | 13 | |
| 14465002323 | Mercantilism | The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism | 14 | |
| 14465005036 | Monopoly | When a business owns all of their competition and their business because they were able to buy out the competitors | 15 | |
| 14465006451 | Ordinance | A piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority (AKA a law) | 16 | |
| 14465011277 | Plutocracy | A political system governed by the wealthy people | 17 | |
| 14465012817 | Prejudice | Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience | 18 | |
| 14465014050 | Ratify | Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid | 19 | |
| 14465014912 | Representative | A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. | 20 | |
| 14465016706 | Segregation | The separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means | 21 | |
| 14465019368 | Spoils | A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends. | 22 | |
| 14465021405 | Suffrage | The right to vote | 23 | |
| 14465021406 | Unification | The process of being united or made into a whole. | 24 | |
| 14465023765 | Alien | A citizen of another country; foreign, strange | 25 | |
| 14465024863 | Anarchy | A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority | 26 | |
| 14465026998 | Automation | The use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process. | 27 | |
| 14465029763 | Bi-Metallism | The use of both gold and silver as a basis for a national monetary system | 28 | |
| 14465030470 | Capital | The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center | 29 | |
| 14465032295 | Conscription | A military draft | 30 | |
| 14465034093 | Delegate | A person appointed or elected to represent others | 31 | |
| 14465035135 | Despot | A dictator with absolute power | 32 | |
| 14465035934 | Entente | An understanding or agreement between governments | 33 | |
| 14465038710 | Frontier | A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control. | 34 | |
| 14465039722 | Impeach | To accuse government officials of misconduct in office | 35 | |
| 14465040700 | Inalienable | Not able to be taken away | 36 | |
| 14465042194 | Integration | The act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races | 37 | |
| 14465043398 | Liberal | Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. | 38 | |
| 14465048053 | Migrant | A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions | 39 | |
| 14465049251 | Negotiation | A form of communication between opposing sides in a conflict in which offers and counteroffers are made and a solution occurs only when both parties agree | 40 | |
| 14465049809 | Patronage | Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | 41 | |
| 14465051860 | Policy | A proposed or adopted course or principle of action | 42 | |
| 14465054176 | Proclamation | An official public announcement | 43 | |
| 14465055233 | Recession | A period of reduced economic activity | 44 | |
| 14465059276 | Secession | Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation | 45 | |
| 14465059882 | Sovereignty | Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states | 46 | |
| 14465060480 | Statute | A written law passed by a legislative body | 47 | |
| 14465062483 | Tariff | A tax on imported goods | 48 | |
| 14465062484 | Veteran | A person who has served in the armed forces | 49 | |
| 14465063856 | Alliance | A joining together for some common purpose | 50 | |
| 14465064604 | Appeasement | Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict | 51 | |
| 14465065713 | Belligerent | Hostile and aggressive | 52 | |
| 14465066315 | Bloc | A combination of countries, parties, or groups sharing a common purpose | 53 | |
| 14465066998 | Caucus | A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform | 54 | |
| 14465067788 | Conservative | holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. | 55 | |
| 14465070171 | Democracy | A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 56 | |
| 14465070649 | Duty | A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility | 57 | |
| 14465071404 | Exports | Goods sold to other countries | 58 | |
| 14465072127 | Genocide | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group | 59 | |
| 14465073100 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force | 60 | |
| 14465074132 | Inflation | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money | 61 | |
| 14465075124 | Isolationism | A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups | 62 | |
| 14465077000 | Lynching | Putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law | 63 | |
| 14465078522 | Militarist | A person who advocates war or warlike policies | 64 | |
| 14465080270 | Neutrality | A position of not taking sides in a conflict | 65 | |
| 14465082122 | Petition | A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | 66 | |
| 14465083313 | Poverty | The state of being poor | 67 | |
| 14465083872 | Propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view | 68 | |
| 14465085543 | Referendum | A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment. | 69 | |
| 14465086678 | Sectionalism | Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole | 70 | |
| 14465087402 | Specie | Money in the form of gold or silver coins | 71 | |
| 14465092050 | Strike | An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands | 72 | |
| 14465092494 | Tenement | A building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety | 73 | |
| 14465093833 | Veto | A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body | 74 | |
| 14465095152 | Amendment | A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law | 75 | |
| 14465095845 | Appropriation | A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency | 76 | |
| 14465097265 | Bi-Cameral | Having 2 houses/branches | 77 | |
| 14465098864 | Blockade | An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving | 78 | |
| 14465100663 | Charter | A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company | 79 | |
| 14465101302 | Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group | 80 | |
| 14465113556 | Depression | A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment | 81 | |
| 14465114110 | Embargo | An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country | 82 | |
| 14465114618 | Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | 83 | |
| 14465115350 | Hegemony | The domination of one state or group over its allies | 84 | |
| 14465117456 | Imports | Goods produced abroad and sold domestically | 85 | |
| 14465118984 | Injunction | An authoritative command or order | 86 | |
| 14465119959 | Jingoism | Extreme patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy | 87 | |
| 14465121077 | Mandate | An official order or commission to do something | 88 | |
| 14465123696 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 89 | |
| 14465123709 | Nullify | To counter; make void | 90 | |
| 14465125986 | Plebiscite | A direct vote in which a country's people have the opportunity to approve or reject a proposal | 91 | |
| 14465126809 | Precedent | An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances | 92 | |
| 14465127833 | Protectorate | A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power | 93 | |
| 14465129769 | Reparations | Payment for war damages | 94 | |
| 14465129770 | Sedition | Rebellion or resistance against the government | 95 | |
| 14465130599 | Speculation | An involvement in risky business transactions in an effort to make a quick or large profit | 96 | |
| 14465132523 | Suburb | A residential district located on the outskirts of a city | 97 | |
| 14465133946 | Treaty | A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries | 98 | |
| 14465134800 | Writ | An official order issued by the government | 99 |
