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U.S. History Vocab2
STAAR Prep Vocabulary 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To change. | Amend |
| To officially accept. | Ratify |
| Rights that all people possess; rights the government cannot deny. | Unalienable Rights |
| Freedom. | Liberty |
| Introduction. | Preamble |
| Putting government duty ahead of personal desires. | Civic virtue |
| Responsibilities of citizenship includes voting, and paying taxes. | Civic duty |
| Rebelling against government not meeting your civic duties. | Civic disobedience |
| To do away with, bring something to an end. | Abolish |
| Person who wanted slavery to end. | Abolitionist |
| Men who helped shape the United States through ideas, documents, and leadership. | Founding Fathers |
| Group of people with similar ideas about government. | Political party |
| Allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. | Judicial review |
| To declare legally void; invalidate. | Nullify |
| View that the states should hold more power than the Federal government. | States' rights |
| The belief that the United States should spread from "sea to shining sea". | Manifest Destiny |
| Moving from one country to another. | Immigration |
| New ways of doing things based on new discoveries. | Innovation |
| To change. | Reform |
| To formally surrender; give up. | Cede |
| To withdraw. | Secede |
| Group of states formally united under one government. | Union |
| Everyone, regardless of sex, race, or ethnicity, has equal rights. | Equality |
| To be added to a larger entity. | Annex |
| To take the legal steps and become a citizen. | Naturalized citizen |
| Making the section more important than the group. | Sectionalism |
| A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event. | Primary source |