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SS: Early Repulic
| Term | Definition | part of speech |
|---|---|---|
| political party | A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system. | noun |
| 2. inauguration | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies | noun |
| 3. precedent | an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. | noun |
| 4. foreign policy | country uses different strategies to guide its relationships with other countries and international organizations. | noun |
| 5. domestic policy | the set of decisions that a government makes relating to things that directly affect the people in | noun |
| 6. neutrality | a country that doesn't take any side in a dispute involing other countries | noun |
| 7. embargo | an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. | noun |
| 8. nullify | to legally overturn; to make something invalid | verb |
| 9. Monroe Doctrine | a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US. | noun |
| 10. immigrant | a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. | noun |
| 11. nativism | a policy of favoring native inhabitants of Americans opposed to immigrants. | noun |
| 12. Market Revolution | a theory in which the United States shifted from a traditional, moral economy to a more modern free-market capitalist system. | noun |
| 13. Industrial Revolution | the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. | noun |
| 14. abolitionist | a person who favors the ending of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. | noun |
| 15. reform | changing wrong or band conditions to make them better | verb |
| 16. accumulate | to build up or collect | verb |
| 17. cabinet | a group of advisors to a president. | noun |
| 18. compromise | an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. | noun |
| 19. caucus | a meeting of member of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections. | noun |
| 20. sedition | activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority. | noun |