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30 Cards in this Set
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secession |
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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blockade |
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
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habeas corpus |
a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
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inflation |
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
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13th amendment |
to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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14th amendent |
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.
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15th amendment |
to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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impeach |
charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
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grandfather clause |
a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
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Jim Crow Laws |
he former practice of segregating black people in the US.
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latitude |
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
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longitude |
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
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Protestant Reformation |
was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
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Quaker |
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox circa1650 and devoted to peaceful principles. Central to the Quakers' belief is the doctrine of the “Inner Light,” or sense of Christ's direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.
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cash crops |
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
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constitution |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
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Constitution |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
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rupublic |
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. |
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depression |
a long and severe recession in an economy or market. |
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federalism |
the federal principle or system of government. |
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cabinet |
a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government. |
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capitalism |
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. |
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partisan |
prejudiced in favor of a particular cause. |
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laissez-faire |
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. |
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patent |
a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. |
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tariff |
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. |
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abolitionist |
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. |
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suffrage |
the right to vote in political elections.
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prejudice |
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. |
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discrimination |
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things |
