Export
to send goods or services to another country for sale
Intolerable
unbearable, not able to tolerate
Keyword: Intolerable Act
Petition
a document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority,
Keywords: Bill of Rights, 1st Amendment
Veto
the right to reject a decision or proposal
Keywords: Checks and Balances, President
Rural, Urban, Suburban
Farm, City, Outside a city
Conquest
the invasion and assumption of control
Democracy
Tyranny
government by the people
cruel and oppressive government or rule
Keywords: Self-government, Sovereignty
Delegate
to assign a task or responsibility (verb)
a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them (noun)
Keywords: Delegated Powers, Constitutional Convention
Impeach
to charge with a crime or misconduct
Keywords: Checks and Balances, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton
Coalition
a combination or alliance
Keywords: Allies
Boycott
to refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting
Keywords: Sons of Liberty, Montgomery Bus Boycott
Manifest Destiny
a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, a
Secede
to go another way, to break ties
Keywords: South, Civil War
Checks and Balances
principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
Keywords: Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Judicial Review, Impeachment
Surplus
more than what is needed, extra
Deprive
to remove or withhold something
Annex
to add on to something, take possession of
Keywords: annexation
Ideology
is a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual
Override
to have more importance than
Keywords: Congress, 2/3 vote, checks and balances
Inaugural
marking the beginning of something
Keywords: Inaugural Address
Suffrage
the right to vote
Keywords: 15th amendment, 19th amendment, democracy
Abolish
to put an end to something
Keywords: slavery
Prominent
very noticeable, important, or famous
Amendment
an article added to the US Constitution
Keyword: Bill of Rights
Appeasement
the act of giving the opposing side in an argument or war an advantage that they have demanded, in order to prevent further disagreement
Keywords: WWII, Munich Agreement