| A | B |
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| abolitionist | a person seeking the legal end of slavery |
| amendment | a change in or addition to a legal document, motion, bylaw, law, or constitution |
| annex | to attach new territory to an existing one |
| Antifederalist | a person opposed to the Constitution during the ratification debate of 1787 |
| assimilation | the process of becoming part of another culture |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, dealing mostly with civil rights |
| blacklist | a list, circulated among employers, of people who will not be hired because of their views, beliefs, or actions |
| blockade | the shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| civil liberties | certain rights guaranteed to citizens by the U.S. Constitution and laws of the nation |
| coalition | an alliance of political groups |
| Cold War | the state of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after WW II |
| collective bargaining | the process by which a union negotiate with management for a contract |
| collective security | a system in which member nations agree to take joint action to meet any threat or breach of international peace |
