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History 2.2
vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice | greed for wealth |
| coup d' etant | change of government |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| inculcate | to impress on the minds of others by frequent repetition |
| initiative | the right of ordinary citizens to introduce or enact new laws on their own by vote |
| lingua franca | a common language used for trade or communication by people speaking different languages |
| oligarchic | government in which a few people hold the ruling power |
| ostracism | method of temporary banishment practied in Athens |
| postulate | assume without proof |
| referendum | direct vote by citizens on a bill already passed by a lawmaking body |
| totalitarian | government that suppresses all opposition and controls all aspects of people's lives |