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History II
Review Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Checks and Balances | system in which each branch of the gov. has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other two |
| Lobbyist | get paid to win favor from politicians |
| Abolition | the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution |
| Cabinet | group of senior officials appointed by the Pres. that heads the executive departments and advises the Pres. |
| Elastic Clause | a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers |
| Closed Shop | a place of work where membership in a union is a condition for being hired and for continued employment |
| Jim Crow Laws | segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction |
| Judicial Review | power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the acts of a Pres, or laws passed by Congress are constitutional |
| Laissez-faire | lenient, as in the absence of gov. control over private business |
| Interstate Commerce | any work involving or related to the movement of persons or things across state lines or from foreign countries |
| Holding Company | a company created to buy and possess the shares of other companies, which it then controls |
| Habeas Corpus | constitutional guarantee that no one can be held in prison without charges being filed |
| Injunction | an authoritative warning or order |
| Pool | a common fund into which all contributors pay and from which financial banking is provided |
| Monoply | exclusive control by one company over an entire industry |
| Unalienable Rights | rights that cannot be taken away or denied |
| Amendment | an article added to the U.S. Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the Constitution; written list of freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the gov. |
| Emancipation | the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation |
| Impeach | accusation against a public official of wrong-doing in office |
| Cloture Rule | prevent filibuster |
| Electoral College | group of persons chosen from each state to indirectly elect the Pres. and Vice Pres. |
| Eminent Domain | the right of a gov. or its agent to expropriate private property for public use with payment of compensation |
| Self- Incrimination | the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony |
| Discrimination | prejudicial attitude over race, age, or sex, anything of people or things |
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