| A | B |
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| An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution | amendment |
| political disorder; lawlessness | anarchy |
| to incorporate territory into an existing political unit, such as a city or country | annexation |
| favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people | authoritarian |
| A system of exchange in which products are traded directly for other products. | barter |
| the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people | bourgeoisie |
| to refuse to buy items from a particular country; to refuse to use in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms | boycott |
| an economic system based on private property and free enterprise | capitalism |
| a document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area | charter |
| relating to citizens; involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or affairs | civil |
| A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document is called a___________ | clause |
| A theoretical economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members is called | communism |
| A form of political organization in which the sovereign states combine for certain specified purposes such as defense is called a/an | confederation |
| Compulsory or mandatory military service; also known as the draft is called: | conscription |
| a group (often political) that favors traditional views and values; tends to oppose change | conservative |
| A set of customs, traditions, rules and laws that sets forth the way a government is organized and operated. (A formal plan of government) | constitution |
| The policy or process of preventing the expansion of hostile power | containment |
| A form of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or through elected representatives. | democracy |
| A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment is a/an | depression |
| prejudice, usually based on race, religion, class, sex or age is | discriminate |
| the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote | electorate |
| a political system, headed by a dictator, that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance for opposition | fascist |
| A political system in which land is given by a noble to his vassals in exchange for personal allegiance. | feudalism |
| relating to government expenditures, revenues, and debt | fiscal |
| the deliberate mass murder of a particual racial, political or cultural group | genocide |
| referring to surprise attacks or raids other than organized warfare | guerilla |
| charging a public official with a crime in office for which they can be removed from power | impeach |
| the building of an empire, the extension of a nation's power over other lands | imperialism |
| native to a region | indigenous |
| Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded | liberal |
| The condition of being free from restriction or control; | liberty |
| a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause | martyr |
| as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened | medieval |
| reliance on military strength | militarism |
| of or relating to money | monetary |
| a sole supplier of a product with no close substitutes | monopoly |
| having one god | monotheism |
| the unique cultural identitiy of a people based on common language, religion and national symbols | nationalism |
| the belief that those born in a country are superior to immigrants | nativists |
| a position of not taking sides in a conflict | neutral |
| "The rule by the few", a form of govenrment in which a small group of people exercises controls | oligarchy |
| legislature which consists of two houses, typically the House of Lords and the House of Commons (example Great Britian) | parliament |
| the deliberate giving of false, misleading or incomplete testimony under oath | perjury |
| an unfair opinion not based on facts; to prejudge | Prejudice |
| the process in transition economies of converting state-owned enterprises to private enterprises(companies) | privatize |
| the forbidding of law of the making or selling of alcoholic beverages | prohibition |
| ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause | propaganda |
| a political unit that depends on another government for its protection | protectorate |
| A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation | protestant |
| The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others | racism |
| a decline in the total economic production lasting at least two consecutive quarters, or at lease six months; | recession |
| the government in power | regime |
| payment made by the victors by the vanquished to cover the costs of a war | reparation |
| form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote; a form of government in which the supreme political power resides in the electorate, and aministration is exercies by the representatives who are responsible to the people | republic |
| to leave or withdraw | secede |
| The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination | segregation |
| an economic system based on state ownership of capital; a system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production | socialism |
| involving social as well as economic factors | socioeconomic |
| the ultimate supreme power in a state | sovereign |
| conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image; to characterize in a set image or type | stereotype |
| only enough food to feed ones family is produced; practice of growing just enough for personal use; not for sale | subsistence |
| tax on imports | tariff |
| the use of little or no alcoholic drink | temperance |
| government that aims to control the political, economic, social and intellectual and cultural lives of its citizens | totalitarian |
| Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to people in need; Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being | welfare |
| goods or money paid by conquered people to their conquerors | tribute |
| a person who LEAVES a country or region to live elsewhere | emigrant |
| a person interested in finding new business opportunities and new ways to make profits | entrepreneur |
| to free from slavery | emancipate |
| Of or relating to a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage | ethnic |
| A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity | aqueduct |
| settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider | arbitration |
| A member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization | barbarian |
| An article of movable personal property; A slave. | chattel |
| The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women | chivalry |
| A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another | immigrant |
| someone who currently holds and office or position | incumbent |
