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SS unit 9 vocab quiz
Social Studies 8th grade Chapter 9 vocab quiz 1/4/13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alien | a person who is not a citizen of the US |
| amend | changed |
| amerced | assessed |
| amnesty | forgiveness |
| Antifederalist | opposers of the Constitution |
| appeal | take a case to a higher court for rehearing and possibly a new decision |
| apportionment | the process of determining the # of representatives a county or a district may have in the legislature |
| Articles of confederation | the first constitution of the US |
| cabinet | advisers President Washington could consult about executive decisions |
| Federalist | supporters of the Constitution |
| incorporation | the legislature gave the town a seperate, legal status with its own town government |
| judicial review | the power to exmaine laws to determine whether they were constitutional |
| nulluification | the states had the right to refuse to obey and enforce a federal law that they thought was wrong |
| ratify | approved by the state |
| sedition | words of actions that encourage people to rebel against the government |
| states' right | any power not specifically given to the federal government in the Constitution were reserved for the states |
| tariff | a tax on imports |
| unicameral | one-house, legislature or Congress |
| U.S. Constitution | new document written by the convention |