Movement to end slavery

the most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society. Members are engaged primarily in the production of food, but they increase their crop yields through technological innovations such as the plow.

to change in a formal way; to change for the better

Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

Government document granting permission to organize

A law that ended discrimination based on race or gender

A U.S. foreign policy adopted by President Harry Truman in the late 1940s, in which the United States tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances

having to do with the household or family; not foreign

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs

A government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state governments

A general term for the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Gross Domestic Product - has to do with the total monetary value of goods and services produced by a nation within a given year.

To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

A policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries

Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.

An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

Branch of government that makes the laws

A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.

A refusal to take part in a war between other nations

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

Belief that one race is superior to another

approve formally; confirm; verify

armed resistance to a government or ruler; defiance of any authority

A basic principle of traditional democratic theory that describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.

Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law

The right to vote

the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

Betrayal of one's country

basic rights of the people that may not be taken away

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