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SS Unit 2 Vocab. 10
Unit 2 Social Studies 10 word vocabulary list
Term | Definition |
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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 |