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.
abolition
the act of officially ending/stopping something; a practice, policy, or institution.
manumit
Set free from slavery
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.
Tyrant
a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally without restraint of law or constitution.
rebellion
an open, organized, and/or armed resistance to one’s government or ruler.
revolution
an overthrow and/or complete replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
insurrection
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.
confederacy
an alliance between groups of people for some political, economical, and/ or militaristic purpose.
delegate
a person designated to act for or represent another or others in a political manner.
siege
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.)
Militia
a body of citizens organized militarily and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against the presumed interference of a federal government.
