Period 4 Vocabulary Review

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Nullification

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The act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something.

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Judicial Review

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The power of a court to decide the constitutionality of laws and government actions.

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Sectionalism

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An exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.

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Impressment

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The act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service.

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Factions

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A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.

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Ratify

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To sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

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Insurrection

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A violent uprising against an authority or government.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote in political elections.

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Succession

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The action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.

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Expansionism

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The policy of territorial or economic expansion.