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The Early Republic
AP Study Notes and Pearson Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adverse | preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable |
| insurrection | a violent uprising against an authority or government |
| suppress | to forcibly put an end to, or to prevent the dissemination of information |
| volatile | liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse |
| confiscate | to take or seize (someone's property) with authority; to take a possession as a penalty |
| entrenched | (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained |
| fledgling | a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or/and is still developing |
| upheaval | a violent or sudden change or disruption to something |
| impressment | the act of forcing (someone) to serve in an army or navy |
| bolster | to support or strenghthen |
| perilous | full of danger or risk |
| advocate | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy or a person who pleads on someone else's behalf |
| sanctity | ultimate importance and inviolability |
| subversive | seeking or intended to undermine the power and/or the authority of an established system, government or institution |
| perpetual | never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted |
| caucus | a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction (to discuss strategy or tactics) |
| requisition | demand the use or supply of, especially by official order and for military or public use |
| quorum | the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid |
| anarchy | a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority; lawlessness or anti-governmental disorder |
| cabinet | the body of official advisers to the head of a government |
| fiscal | relating to government revenue, especially taxes; concerning public finances |
| excise | a tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities |
| despotism | the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way; arbitrary or tyrannical rule |
| nullification | ONLY in American politics, the belief that a state may legally invalidate a federal act which deems inconsistent with its sovereignty |
| writ | a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way |
| cede | to give up power or territory often under pressure or upon request |
| precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances |
| embargo | an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
| demogogue | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument |
| constituents | voting members of a community or organization and having the power to appoint, elect and/or make change to a political constitution |
| usurpation | the act of taking a position of power or importance illegally or by force; encroaching or infringing upon someone's rights |
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