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Chapter 15
Question | Answer |
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tariff | a tax placed on imported or exported goods |
ordinance | an official order |
draft | the enlisting of persons for required service in the armed forces |
blockade | action to stop transportation of goods or peoples into or out of an area |
vigilante | a person who punishes criminals or takes control without authority to do so |
freedman | a person who has been freed from slavery |
civil rights | rights belonging to all citizens |
amendment | a change made to a law bill or document |
veto | refusal by a head of government to sign a bill passed by the legislature |