American Gov vocab

Question 1

abstain

Answer 1

v- to withhold from doing something (usually followed by the word “from”

Question 2

amendment

Answer 2

n- a change or addition

Question 3

amnesty

Answer 3

n- official pardon

Question 4

bicameral

Answer 4

adj- two houses (senate/house of reps.)

Question 5

bureaucracy

Answer 5

n- a system of government

Question 6

capitalism

Answer 6

n- a private enterprise (can have your own business)

Question 7

casualty

Answer 7

n- a death, usually in a war or accident

Question 8

cede

Answer 8

v- to surrender, yield

Question 9

compromise

Answer 9

v- to find middle ground

Question 10

conducive

Answer 10

adj- helpful, beneficial (usually followed by “to”

Question 11

constituent

Answer 11

n- voter

Question 12

decorum

Answer 12

n- proper behavior

Question 13

discriminate

Answer 13

v- to mark as a difference

Question 14

economy

Answer 14

n- financial system

Question 15

emigrant

Answer 15

n- a person who leaves his or her country to live in another

Question 16

immigrant

Answer 16

n- a person who comes into another country