Confederation Of Con Flashcards
Define emancipation
The process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
Define Chattels
(In general use) a personal possession
Define abolitionist
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
Define Speculators
Typically sophisticated, risk taking investors with expertise in the market(s) in which they are trading and will usually use highly leveraged investments such as futures and options.
Define Township
A division of a county with some corporate powers.
Define Territory
An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
Define Annex
Append or adds an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
Define Quorum
The minimum number of members of assembly or society that much be present at any of it meetings to make the proceeding of that meeting valid.
Define Anarchy
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority
Define bicameral
(Of legislative body) having two branches or chamber
Define Unicameral
(Of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.
Define Bill of Rights
The English constitutional settlement of 1689, a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state, country, federation.
Define Disestablish
Deprive (an organization, especially a country’s national church) of its official status