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Vocab for Final
History II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Floor Leaders | leaders of their political parties in each of the houses of the legislature. (Majority Senate Leader =Harry Reid ; Minority SenateFloor Leader =Mitch McConnel ; House Majority Leader = Steny Hoyer ; House Minority Leader = John Boehner ) |
| Guillotine | a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation |
| Habeas Corpus | Latin for “I have the body” ; it is the principle that no one may be held in custody without specific charges being brought against him/her |
| Hartford Convention | The point where New England’s opposition of the War of 1812 became so severe they considered secession from the U.S. ; led by the Federalists |
| Impeach | A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, and which may or may not lead to the removal of that official from office |
| Impressment | The act or policy of seizing people or property for public service |
| Incumbent | the existing holder of a political office |
| Infringe | To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. also Obsolete To defeat; invalidate. |
| Iniquitous | characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful. |
| Interim | a temporary pause in a line of succession or event |
| Running Mate | a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election. |
| Sepoy Mutiny ( Great Mutiny) | The Sepoys (Indians trained by British as soldiers) were outraged because of violations to Hindu/Muslim traditions, and mutinied…the British crushed the rebellion |
| Salons | important place for the exchange of ideas |
| Staggered Terms | Overlapping terms that provide continuity of membership in a group/ House |
| Statute | a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city, or county |
| Strict Construction | refers to a particular legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation to apply the text only as it is written |
| Loose Construction | A loose or liberal interpretation of an issue. Commonly applied to that view of the U.S. Constitution that expands federal powers beyond those specifically mentioned in the document |
| Sycophant | A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people |
| Tariff | A tax levied on imports or exports. |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | This agreement, forced on the Tokugawa shogunate by Commodore Perry's menacing "black ships," ended over two centuries of virtual exclusion (the exception being the Dutch) of foreign traders from the coast of Japan. |
| Treaty of Nanking | This treaty between Britain and China ended the first opium war |
| Veto | Latin for "I forbid", is the power of an officer of the state to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation |
| Meiji Restoration | Revolution in Japan which toppled the Tokugawa shogunate, "restored" imperial rule, and transformed the country from a feudal into a modern state |
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