| A | B |
|---|
| amendment | a change or addition to make something better |
| bill | a written idea for a law |
| Confederacy | the group of southern states that tried to form their own country during the Civil War |
| defense | the protection of a country |
| democracy | government by the people |
| dictator | a ruler with all the power |
| discrimination | treating people unfairly just because they are different |
| expense | a cost; money spent |
| House of Representatives | one of the two houses of Congress, made up of representatives of the fifty states |
| immigrant | a person who moves to a new country to live |
| independent | not ruled by anyone else; acting on your own |
| legislator | a person elected to make the laws |
| livestock | farm animals that are sold or used for profit |
| local government | government that is close to home, such as town or city government |
| majority | more than half of the people |
| plantation | a large farming estate |
| prejudice | an opinion made before the facts are known; a judgment made about a person just on the basis of race or religion |
| reform | to change for the better |
| prohibit | to forbid |
| rebellion | a fight against those in power |
| rural | having to do with the country (not the city) |
| secede | to break off from a country |
| segregation | separation by race (color of the people) |
| Senate | one of the two houses in Congress, made up of two representatives from each state |
| suburb | an area with houses and streets just outside of a city |
| toll | money paid for using a road |
| Underground Railroad | a secret system of routes that slaves used to escape to freedom |
| Union | the northern states during the Civil War |
| veto | a power of the president or governor to stop a bill from becoming a law |
