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Unit 6 Voc. quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reconstruction | Time period after the civil war in which southern states rejoin the U.S. |
| amnesty | A pardon from political crimes |
| assassination | The murder of someone for political reasons |
| elective franchise | The right to vote in an election |
| oath of allegiance | A promise to support and be loyal to a country |
| pardon | An expression of the president's forgiveness |
| amendment | A low passed by congress added to the constitution |
| freedmen | An emancipated slave |
| enfranchise | Give the right to vote to |
| radical | One with extreme political views |
| radical republican | Republicans with extreme political views |
| suffrage | Process of gaining the right to vote in political elections |
| disenfranchise | Process of losing the right to vote in political elections |
| veto | When congress passes an bill but the president refused to sign into law, congress can override the veto with a majority vote |
| impeached | Charged with misconduct-leads to an impeachment trial |
| bureau | An office or department responsible for certain jobs |
| civil rights | The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality |
| involuntary servitude | A person laboring against that person's with benefit another, under some form of scheme |
| refugee | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecutions, or natural disaster |
| convict lease system | Southern government leased prisoners to private industries receiving no par and brutal working conditions |
| white supremacy | Belief that white people are the superior race and should dominate society |
| sharecropping | When a landowner allows a tenant to use his land in exchange for a share of the crops |
| massacre | A brutal slaughter of people |
| paramilitary | An unofficial armed force |
| carpetbagger | A person from the Northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction |
| scalawag | A white Southerner who collaborated with Northern Republicans during Reconstruction, after for personal profit |
| literacy laws | A test on U.S. government and history one had to pass in order to cast a vote |
| poll tax | A fee paid in order to cast a vote |
| racism | The belief that different races possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities, inferior or superior to another |
| segregation | The separation of races in public areas |
| vagrancy laws | Forced employment for up to 3 months at a time for anyone appearing to be unemployed or homeless |
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