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10 Cards in this Set
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impeach
[im-peech] |
To change a public official with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal
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ratify
[rat-uh-fahy] |
To give approval and formal sanction to something, such as a treaty
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veto
[vee-toh] |
The vested power or constitutional right of one branch or department of government to refuse approval of measures proposed by another department
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veteran
[vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn] |
Someone who had served a long period of time, especially in military service
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malice
[mal-is] |
The desire to see someone suffer; the intent to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another
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bigot
[big-uht] |
Someone who is rigidly devoted to his opinions and prejudices, such as racism
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vigilante
[vij-uh-lan-tee] |
Someone who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands
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scalawag
[skal-uh-wag] |
A white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction
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exploitation
[ek-sploi-tey-shuhn] |
Using another person or group for selfish purposes
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sharecropper
[shair-krop-er] |
A tenant farmer who gives a portion of the crops raised to the landlord instead of rent
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