| A | B |
|---|
| gag rule | to stop someone from speaking - usually in the US Congress |
| geography | land - topography |
| Great Plains | flat, grassy land in the Midwest |
| illegal | you can't do it |
| implied powers | the US Constitution can be interpreted & applied to situations - the elastic clause |
| inauguration | when a President takes office - he is sworn in |
| industry industrialization | factories - many factories being built in 1 area |
| infant mortality rate | how many children which are born don't live to see Age 1 (their 1st birthday) |
| interchangeable | able to switch out something - substitute - replace if something breaks |
| interest | money you receive for investing |
| internal | within - in an area |
| judicial review | power of the US Supreme Court - to void/cancel/get rid of Congressional Laws |
| Judiciary | Justice - court system |
| labor unions | people who form a group to improve their working conditions & get more money |
| legal | done by the law |
| liberty | freedom |
| life expectancy | how long a person lives to be - usually how long the average person lives to be |
| literacy rate | able to read & write |
| manufacturing | making things using machines |
| median age | the average age of the population |
| middle class | shopkeepers - people who earn enough money - make ends meet & have a few luxuries/riches |
| midnight judges | people who get jobs at the last minute |
| Mississippi River | it formed the western boundary of the US for years |
| mobile society | people who move around a lot - from place to place |
| modern | up to date - with the times - today |
| national debt | how much money the country owes |
| National Power | the United States - a powerful country |
| nationalism | believing in your country/nation - pride in your country/nation |
| neutral | you don't take sides |
| New Orleans | located on the Mississippi River - a center of trade - |
| North Northeast | a section/part of the United States - New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts |
| panic | fear, horror, fright, hysteria, quick movement |
| patriotism | proud of your country / nation |
| patronage | to support something / to give money to it |
| political party | Republicans / Democrats/ people who work together to get 1 person elected to office |
| population density | how many people live in 1 area |
