n Flashcards
ratification
the act of formally confirming an enactment of a new law or the abolishment of an old one.
hypocrisy
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.
suffrage
Legal right to vote in a political election
amendment
the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by congressional procedure.
refutation
the act of proving someone or something wrong by argument or evidence: shown to be false or erroneous.
refutation
The act of proving someone or something wrong by argument or evidence: shown to be false or erroneous.
guerilla
A person who engages in irregular/unconventional warfare especially as a member of a radical militia carrying out aggressive harassment and sabotage.
emancipation
The act of freeing someone from restraint
casualty
a military person lost through death, injury, sickness, capture or through being missing in action.
proclamation
a public and official announcement; usually when a law is passed.
revenue
the income of a government from taxation, customs, or other financial sources, appropriated to the payment of its public program’s expenses.
commodity
an article of trade/commerce; especially a product as distinguished from a service.
effigy
a physical representation or image of a disliked political person used for the purpose of public ridicule.
boycott
Nonviolent protest
propoganda
information, ideas, and/or images intentionally spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, or nation.