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Stack #4046859
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Default | An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified |
| Repudiate | Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| Protectorate | A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs |
| Resolution | A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve a problem |
| Intrigue | A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends |
| Darkhorse | A political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly |
| Mandate | A document giving an official instruction or command |
| Platform | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party |
| Self Determination | The right as a people to assert its own national identity or form of government without outside influence |
| Truce | A temporary suspension of warfare by agreement of the hostile parties |
| Homestead | A family home or farm with buildings and land sufficient for survival |
| Vigilante | Concerning self-appointed groups that claim to punish crime and maintain order without legal authority to do so |
| Sanctuary | A place of refuge or protection, where people are safe from punishment by the law |
| Fugitive | A person who flees from danger or prosecution |
| Topography | The precise surface features and details of a place - rivers, bridges, hills - in relation to one another |
| Manifesto | A proclamation or document aggressively asserting a controversial position or advocating a daring course of action |
| Puppet Government | A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed |
| Bigoted | Utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from ones own |
| Public Domain | Land owned by the government |
| Bandwagon | A party that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers |
| Apportionment | The determination of the number of members of the US house of representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the US |
| Affidavit | A written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| Martyr | A person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause |
| Border State | Any of the southern slave states of the US civil war that bordered the northern free states |
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