Vocab 1
A public announcement or declaration
Proclamation
The act of betraying ones country
Treason
Cruel and unfair use of power by a government or ruler
Tyranny
A system requiring people to join the armed forces or military services.
Draft
Not allowed by or against what the constitution says.
Unconstitutional
A political supporter of a strong national government, especially in the early US.
Federalist
Refusing to take sides in a conflict
Neutrality
An undeclared war or military conflict that is not officially called a war.
Quasi- war
The practice of managing reltionships between countries through negotiation instead of war.
Diplomacy
A foreigner, a person living in a country that is not a citizen of that country.
Alien
A speech given when leaving a position
Farewell address
An uprising or organized resistance to government, especially in the early US.
Rebellion
Strongly supporting one political party or side, often without considering other viewpoints.
Partisan
A group of people with a larger group who have different ideas and often disagree with the main group.
Faction
An action or decision that becomes and example of how things should be done.
Precedent
Information used to influence people, often by being misleading or one- sided.
Propaganda
Belonging to or shared by the members of a group or authority.
Communal
The idea that a state can refuse to follow a law it believes is unconstitutional.
nullification
To force a person to leave a country, usually because they are not a citizen.
Deport
Favoring limited Federal power/ a system in which citizens elect representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf, rather than ruling directly or through a hereditary monarch.
Rebublican
A presidential act that officially forgives someone for a crime.
Pardon
The practice of claiming certain beliefs or standards but acting against them.
hypocrisy
A formal statement. of opinion or decision made by a group, like a state legislature.
Resolution
What was the Sedition Act
A law that protected free speech.
Speech or action that encourage people to rebel against the authority of a government.
Sedition