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ratification

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the act of formally confirming an enactment of a new law or the abolishment of an old one.

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hypocrisy

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The contradictory behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do; behavior that does not agree with what someone claims to believe.

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suffrage

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Legal right to vote in a political election

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amendment

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the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by congressional procedure.

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refutation

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the act of proving someone or something wrong by argument or evidence: shown to be false or erroneous.

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refutation

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The act of proving someone or something wrong by argument or evidence: shown to be false or erroneous.

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guerilla

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A person who engages in irregular/unconventional warfare especially as a member of a radical militia carrying out aggressive harassment and sabotage.

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emancipation

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The act of freeing someone from restraint

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casualty

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a military person lost through death, injury, sickness, capture or through being missing in action.

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proclamation

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a public and official announcement; usually when a law is passed.

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revenue

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the income of a government from taxation, customs, or other financial sources, appropriated to the payment of its public program’s expenses.

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commodity

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an article of trade/commerce; especially a product as distinguished from a service.

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effigy

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a physical representation or image of a disliked political person used for the purpose of public ridicule.

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boycott

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Nonviolent protest

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propoganda

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information, ideas, and/or images intentionally spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, or nation.

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abolition

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the act of officially ending/stopping something; a practice, policy, or institution.

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manumit

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Set free from slavery

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prejudice
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an irrational attitude of dislike or hostility directed against an individual, and/or group based on their race, religion, gender, etc.

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Tyrant

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a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally without restraint of law or constitution.

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rebellion

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an open, organized, and/or armed resistance to one’s government or ruler.

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revolution

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an overthrow and/or complete replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.

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insurrection

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an act or instance of rising in rebellion or revolution against civil authority or an established government.
confederacy
an alliance between groups of people for some political, economical, and/ or militaristic purpose.

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confederacy

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an alliance between groups of people for some political, economical, and/ or militaristic purpose.

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delegate

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a person designated to act for or represent another or others in a political manner.

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siege

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the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies (for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.)

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Militia

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a body of citizens organized militarily and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against the presumed interference of a federal government.