Confederation Of Con Flashcards

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Define emancipation

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The process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

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Define Chattels

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(In general use) a personal possession

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Define abolitionist

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A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery

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Define Speculators

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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.

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Define Township

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A division of a county with some corporate powers.

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Define Territory

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An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state

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Define Annex

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Append or adds an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document

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Define Quorum

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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.

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Define Anarchy

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A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

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Define bicameral

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(Of legislative body) having two branches or chamber

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Define Unicameral

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(Of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.

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Define Bill of Rights

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The English constitutional settlement of 1689, a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state, country, federation.

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Define Disestablish

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Deprive (an organization, especially a country’s national church) of its official status

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