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Social Studies vocab
Term | Definition |
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Amend | To alter,change, or add to |
Armory | A store place for arms |
Broadside | Something such as an advertisement or public notice, that is printed on a large piece of paper |
Charter | A document issued by the government, creating a public or private corporation |
Guerilla | A member of an irregular military unit operation in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine enemy, as by surprise raids |
Inalienable | Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transformed |
Ordinance | A local law |
Reminiscence | A narration of past experience |
Reminiscence Government | A form of government in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives |
Revenue | Income of a government for the payment of the public expenses |
Secede | A withdraw from an organization |
Segregate | To separate by race, to keep apart |
Squatter | To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim |
Veto | A decision or proposal made by a law-making body |