AP US History - Summer Assignment - Vocabulary Flashcards

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