| A | B |
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| secret ballot | allows people to cast votes without annouching them publicly |
| coalition | an alliance of different political parties |
| abolition movement | campaign against slavery and the slave trade |
| Louisiana Purchase | land acquisition that doubled the size of the United States |
| capital offense | a crime punishable by death |
| Zionism | movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state in Palistine |
| segregation | legal seperation of the races |
| home rule | local self-government |
| Manifest Destiny | idea that it was inevitable that the United States would expand across the continent |
| electorate | the body of people allowed to vote |
