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U.S. History Vocab2
STAAR Prep Vocabulary 2
Question | Answer |
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To change. | Amend |
To officially accept. | Ratify |
Rights that all people possess; rights the government cannot deny. | Unalienable Rights |
Freedom. | Liberty |
Introduction. | Preamble |
Putting government duty ahead of personal desires. | Civic virtue |
Responsibilities of citizenship includes voting, and paying taxes. | Civic duty |
Rebelling against government not meeting your civic duties. | Civic disobedience |
To do away with, bring something to an end. | Abolish |
Person who wanted slavery to end. | Abolitionist |
Men who helped shape the United States through ideas, documents, and leadership. | Founding Fathers |
Group of people with similar ideas about government. | Political party |
Allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional. | Judicial review |
To declare legally void; invalidate. | Nullify |
View that the states should hold more power than the Federal government. | States' rights |
The belief that the United States should spread from "sea to shining sea". | Manifest Destiny |
Moving from one country to another. | Immigration |
New ways of doing things based on new discoveries. | Innovation |
To change. | Reform |
To formally surrender; give up. | Cede |
To withdraw. | Secede |
Group of states formally united under one government. | Union |
Everyone, regardless of sex, race, or ethnicity, has equal rights. | Equality |
To be added to a larger entity. | Annex |
To take the legal steps and become a citizen. | Naturalized citizen |
Making the section more important than the group. | Sectionalism |
A firsthand or eyewitness account of an event. | Primary source |