Ch. 9 Flashcards
Emancipation
The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
Chattels
An item of property other than real estate
Abolitionist
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
Speculators
Sophisticated, risk-taking investors with expertise in the market in which they are trading and will usually use highly leveraged investments such as futures and options
Townships
A small local governing body
Territory
An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
Annex
To extend or add
Quorum
The minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid
Anarchy
When no government is in place.
Bicameral
Having two branches or chambers in a legislative body
Unicameral
One branch in a legislative body
Bill of rights
The first ten amendments of the United States constitution
Disestablish
To sever ties between church and state
