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Unit 6
Academic vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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reconstruction | time period after the civil war won in which southern states rejoin the u.s |
amnesty | A pardon from political crime |
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 presidents forgiveness |
amendment | a law passed by congress added to the constitution |
freedmen | an emancipation slave |
enfranchise | give the right to vote to |
radical | one with extreme political views and goals |
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 a bill but the president refuses to sign it |
impeached | charged with misconduct-leads to an impeached trial |
bureau | an office on department responsive for certain jobs |
civil right | the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and education |
involuntary servitdude | a person laboring against that person's industries receiving no pay and brutal working conditions |
white supremacy | belif that white people are the supieor race and should |