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13 Cards in this Set
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Loyalty Review Program |
To screen all federal employees |
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McCarran Act |
Internal security act The act made it illegal to "combine,conspire, or agree with any other person to perform any act which would substantially contribute to the establishment of a totalitarian government |
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Nuclear |
A weapon whose power comes from chain reaction of uranium or plutonium atoms |
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Sole |
Single, having no other |
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Confirm |
To give assurances of validity |
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Perjury |
Lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth |
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Subversion |
A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by using persons working secretly from within |
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McCarthyism |
An investigation search for disloyalty based on flimsy evidence and irrational fears |
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Fallout shelter |
A shelter built with the intent to house and protect people from nuclear fallout |
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Fallout |
Radioactive particles dispersed by a nuclear explosion |
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Alger hiss |
Hiss denied being either. A spy or a member of the communist party |
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Censure |
To express a formal disapproval of an action |
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Okay |
