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Stack #4670558
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Evident | obvious clear |
| Spoils system | practice of handing out government dob supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters . |
| Caucus system | a system in which members of a political party meet to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy |
| Secede | to leave or withdraw . |
| Nativism | hostility toward immigrants . |
| Predominantly | happening before an event . |
| Utopia | a community based on a vision of a perfect society sought by reformers. |
| philosophers | a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment . |
| Benevolent society | an association focusing on spreading the word of god and combating social problems. |
| Temperance | moderation in or abstinence from alcohol. |
| Penitentiary | prison whose purpose is to reform prisoners . |
| Institution | an established organization or corporation. |
| Imposition | something established or brought about as if by force . |
| Gradualism | the theory that slavery should be ended gradually . |
| Abolition | the immediate ending of slavery. |
| Emancipation | the act or process of freeing enslaved persons. |
| Compensate | to offset an error defect or undesired effect . |
| Demonstration | an outward expression or display . |
| Second Great Awakening | It was a time when many people became more religious more religious and wanted to make society better . |