Unit 5: The Country Expands Vocabulary

Front

What is the idea that states can refuse to follow federal laws?

Back

Nullification

Front

What does nullification mean?

Back

the act of a state declaring a federal law void

Front

What is the practice of public officials giving jobs or favors to supporters?

Back

Spoils system

Front

What is the spoils system?

Back

a practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

Front

What term describes the right to vote?

Back

Suffrage

Front

What is suffrage?

Back

the right to vote in political elections

Front

What is the idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Back

Manifest destiny

Front

What is Manifest Destiny?

Back

the belief that the expansion of the United States across the continent was justified and inevitable

Front

What is the process of economic development based on factory production?

Back

Industrialization

Front

What is industrialization?

Back

the transition from an agrarian economy to one focused on manufacturing and industry