A | B |
conservative | a person who wants to maintain traditional and established values and practices |
liberal | a person who supports political change |
diplomat | a person who handles relations between nations. |
democracy | a system of government in which the power to make choices belongs to the people |
duty | a tax collected on goods brought into a country and sometimes on goods sent out of a country. |
capital | money, assets, or property used for investment. |
gross national product | the money value of all goods, services, and products of a nation’s industries. |
strike | to stop work in protest |
union | a group of workers organized to improve working conditions and to protect the interests of it members. |
republic | 1) a self-governing territory usually headed by a president 2) a government in which the power is given to elected officials who represent the people |
suffrage | the right to vote |
civil rights | freedoms guaranteed to citizens, including the right to be treated equally. |
parliament | a lawmaking body |
apartheid | a policy in South Africa that separated black Africans from white society. |
racist | favoring one race of people over another |
sanctions | an economic or military measure used to force a nation to stop violating an international law or human right. |