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Unit 5 history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nullify | To legally overturn |
| bureaucracy | a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| veto | to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law |
| spoils system | the practice of handing out government jobs to supporters |
| common man | the average white male citizen -typically farmers, mechanics, laborers, that gained political power |
| states' rights | the idea that states should have all powers the constitution does not give the fed. gov or forbid to the states |
| democracy | a system of gov by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically throughout elected representatives |
| relocation | to move to another place |