Words #1
Definition: the original people
indigenous
Definition: type of plant grown for making money
cash crop
Definition: cruel leader or type of leadership
tyrant/tyranny
Definition: when one country takes control of another to enrich the home country with the resources of the controlled country
colonialism
Definition: a change - especially to the Constitution
amendment
Definition: two houses or chambers
bicameral
Definition: system of government where religious law is the law of the land
theocracy
Definition: system of government where the people have a voice in their government
Definition: system of government ruled by a king or queen in an inherited position
monarchy
Definition: imaginary line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres
equator
Definition: a prolonged argument in Congress - usually to prevent a vote on a bill
filibuster
Definition: the people who come after us; our children and grandchildren
posterity
Definition: a charge of wrong-doing against a government official
impeachment
Definition: a person who represents the voting results of people at a political convention; a person who stands in for others
delegate
Definition: the beginning part of an official document like the Constitution; part coming before
preamble
Definition: taking one side over another; rejecting the alternate view
partisan
Definition: acting independently of others
unilateral
Definition: the act of passing something like an amendment
ratification
Definition: a fancy word for voter
constituent
Definition: system of government ruled by a small elite such as the wealthy or a single party
oligarchy
Definition: a system of government ruled by a single person
autocracy
Definition: cannot be separated from or taken away from
inalienable
Definition: when a country expands its powers beyond its borders
imperialism
Definition: to spell out or write out or to explain
enumerate
Definition: to disagree such as in a written opinion
dissent