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A person who wanted to end slavery
Abolitionist
The official count of a population
Census
A legal process that prohibits the government from jailing anyone without lawful grounds
Habeus Corpus
The increase in price of goods or services
Inflation
An economic based on private property and free enterprise
Capitalism
A change, a correction, or an improvement added to a document
Amendment
To put to death by the illegal action of a mob, usually by hanging
Lynch
A strong sense of devotion to one's country
Nationalism
A system by which each brand of government limits the power of the others
Checks and Balances
The study of the rights and duties of its citizens
Civics
To legally overturn
Nullify
The process of becoming a citizen of another country
Naturalization
A war between citizens of the same country
Civil War
The legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
Due Process
A tax a person must pay in order to vote
Poll Tax
A government in which citizens rule through elected officials
Republic
The special group of electors chosen to vote for the president and vice president
Electoral College
A prohibition or blocking of trade with a certain country
Embargo