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hss vocab 1-90
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affirmative action | the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority-group members, especially in employment. |
| amnesty | a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. |
| anarchy | a state of society without government or law. |
| aparthied | (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population. |
| asylum | a refuge granted an alien by a sovereign state on its own territory./a temporary refuge granted political offenders, especially in a foreign embassy. |
| bipartisan | representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions |
| boycott | to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion |
| bureaucracy | the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department/a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives |
| collective bargaining | the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents. |
| condemn | to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure. |
| condone | to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like) |
| coup d’état (sometimes just coup) | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. |
| credulous | willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. |
| deferential | showing deference; deferent; respectful. |
| deflation | a fall in the general price level or a contraction of credit and available money (opposed to inflation).Compare disinflation. |
| delegated powers | the transfer of a specific authority by one of the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to another branch or to an independent agency. |
| delegates | a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention. |
| demagogue | a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people. |
| demarcate | to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of: |
| democracy | government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. |
| democrat | a person who believes in the political or social equality of all people. |
| demographics | the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc. |
| denounce | to condemn or censure openly or publicly: |
| despot | a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat. |
| disenfranchise | to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote. |
| dissenter | a person who dissents. a member of a nonestablished Church; a Nonconformist. A dissenter is one who dissents in matters of opinion, belief, etc. |
| dole | a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance. |
| domestic | of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family |
| due process | the regular administration of the law, according to which no individual may be denied his or her legal rights and all laws must conform to fundamental, accepted legal principles, as the right of the accused to confront his or her accusers. |
| economics | the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. |
| economic imperialism | a situation in which one country has a lot of economic power or influence over others |
| eke | manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty |
| egalitarian | asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. |
| elastic clause | a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. |
| emigrate | to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experience or experiment. |
| entrepreneur | a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. |
| epitome | a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: |
| ethics | a system of moral principles |
| ethnic | pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group (ethnic group ) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. |
| ethnocentrism | the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture. |
| eugenics | the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population |
| excise tax | A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods, especially luxuries and cars. |
| executive | a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization. |
| exile | the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. |
| expenditures | the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption./the action of spending funds |
| exploit | a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act/make full use of and derive benefit |
| farsighted | seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic. |
| federal | pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system. |
| federalism | advocacy of the federal system of government. |
| fervent/ferver | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent/hot, burning, glowing |
| fifth column | a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country. |
| filibuster | the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. |
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