Daily Vocab Quiz 3 Flashcards
Egalitarian
asserting, resulting from, or characterized by the belief in the equality of all people
Confederation
Gov. Body formed by a number of states, each retaining control of its own internal affairs (first form of gov. Before the constitution was adopted)
Sovereignty
Supreme or independent power or authority in government
Primogeniture
Legal requirement that, in the absence of a will, only the eldest son inherits all of a family’s property
Agrarian
Related to agriculture, farmland, or a rural way of life
Deism
Belief based on reason in a God who created the universe according to natural laws and then abandoned it, leaving no room for supernatural influence of revelation
Anarchy
Political and social disorder due to the absence of gov. Control
Apportionment
Act of determining the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total US population
Faction
Group or clique within a larger group concerned with their own interests
Insurrection
Act or instance of rising in revolt against civil authority or an established gov.
Demagogue
Political leader who appeals to people’s fears and emotions rather than using rational arguments
Interstate commerce
Exchange of goods or commodities existing or occurring within the boundaries of a state, esp. US
Impressment
Act or policy of seizing people or property for public service or use. Forcing me by to become sailors
Cabal
Small group of secret plotters, we against a gov. Or person in authority
Sedition
Incitement of discontent or rebellion against a gov.
Squatter
Person who settled on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent
Judicial review
Power of a court to adjudicate (judge) the constitutionality of gov. Laws or the acts of gov. Officials
Writ
In law, any formal document in letter form under seal and in sovereigns name
Embargo
Legal or official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
Nullify
To render or declared legally void
Gerrymandering
Dividing of a state into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength Of the opposition party into as few districts as possible
Era of good feelings
Period of from democratic republicans, roughly corresponding to the presidency of Monroe durin which the Federalist Party collapsed and nationalism was boosted
Sectionalism
Excessive regard for regional or local interests
Abomination
Anything greatly disliked, hated
