| A | B |
|---|
| Economic aid | helping with money |
| humanitarian aid | helping with food, water, shelter, and medical assistance |
| sanctions | punishments against a country |
| Monroe Doctrine | stated that European countries should quit colonizing N. and S. America, or the US would intervene |
| Presidential summit | a meeting help by the leader of the executive branch |
| Military actions | using the armed forces for some purpose |
| Senate approval | permission of the smallest bi-cameral group for some Presidential action |
| Negotiations | talks, discussions, and agreements |
| Ambassador | someone who represents a larger group in a foreign environment |
| Secretary of State | America's primary ambassador to foreign nations |
| War | when the favored action is to kill each other over compromise, negotiation, sanctions, etc. |
| Isolationism | to be left alone |
| National security | safety for a country |
| Containment | to keep a situation from expanding to new areas |
| Qualifications for US Citizenship | born on US soil, born to US parents, or to be Naturalized |
| Naturalization Requirements | complete Form N-400, pass a government/history test, and take an oath to the US |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution |
| First Amendment Freedoms | Speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition |
| Disability Act | a law that protects people with physical and mental defects |
| National Debt | the amount of money a country owes in loans |
