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Vocab History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Strict Constructionist | A philosophy of judicial interpretation that emphasizes interpreting the Constitution based on its explicit words and original meaning. |
| Judicial Activist | A philosophy that suggests judges should use their power to correct injustices and shape judicial decisions to meet social needs. |
| Originalist | A judicial philosophy that the Constitution should be interpreted in the way it was understood when it was written. |
| Electorate | All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. |
| Laissez-Faire | A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering (specifically, government not interfering in the economy). |
| Cede | To formally give up (territory, rights, or claims). |
| Assimilation | The process by which a person or group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. |
| Embargo | An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. |
| Nationalism | Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. |
| Industrialization | The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. |
| Patent | A government authority or license conferring a sole right or title to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. (Others can't profit off your item). |
| Matron | A woman in charge of a boarding home for young women. |
| Monoculture | The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. (Production Specialization). |
| Acculturalization | The process of cultural change and psychological change that results from a meeting between cultures. |
| Collectivism | The practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it. (Communism/Socialism). |
| Paternalism | The policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in their supposed best interest (used to justify slavery). |
| Underclass | The lowest social stratum in a country or community, consisting of the poor and unemployed. |
| Yeoman Farmers | These were small-scale, independent farmers in the South who generally owned less wealth and few or no slaves. |
| Gang System | This was a system of organizing slave labor most commonly used on large cotton and sugar plantations. |
| Task System | This was a system of organizing slave labor most commonly used on rice plantations in the Lowcountry (like South Carolina and Georgia). |