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SS Unit 2 Vocab. 10
Unit 2 Social Studies 10 word vocabulary list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contiguous | joined together inside a common boundary; bordering, adjacent |
| prairie | rolling inland grasslands with fertile soil |
| drought | long periods without rainfall |
| terrorism | the use of violence against civilians, by individuals or groups, to reach political goals |
| representative democracy | type of government where people vote for leaders to make and enforce the laws |
| federalism | a government where power is divided up between the federal government and the state governments |
| amendment | addition or change made to the constitution, such as the Bill of Rights |
| indigenous | people who are descended from an area's first inhabitants |
| bilingual | being able to speak two languages fluently |
| free market | an economy where people are free to buy and sell whatever they want, with limited government involvement |