Unit 9 Vocab Flashcard 1

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An article added to the US constitution to improve legislation is a(n) ________.

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Amendment

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Official pardon for political offenses: _________

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amnesty

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Calling into question the integrity or validity of something and the charge of misconduct against a public office holder is a(n) ____________

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impeachment

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Enforced separation of racial groups in a community.

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segregation

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A person who organizes and operates a business, taking on significant financial risks is a(n) ___

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entrepreneur

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A person from the North who went to the South post-Civil War for profit was a ___________

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carpet bagger

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A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a specific time is called a(n) _____________.

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epidemic

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System of tenant farming providing credit for seeds, tools, and food, where the tenant works the land and receives a share of the crop value minus charges.

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share cropping

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Loyalty to one's region is known as ______________.

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sectionalism

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Action of eliminating a system, practice, or institution.

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abolition