Building a Nation Vocab Quiz

Distribution of power within a government - in the United States this usually describes the division of powers between state and federal governments

• federalism
• statism
• capitalism
• government

the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation - in the United States this usually is made up of elected officials

• government
• federalism
• capitalism
• representation

The act of becoming larger or more extensive

• expansion
• movement
• order
• federalism

The action of speaking or acting on someone else's behalf - in the United States government, elected officials represent citizens wants and needs

• government
• federalism
• representation
• foreign policy

Goverments strategy for dealing with other nations

• expansion
• foreign policy
• federalism
• representation

A member of the indigenous group of people from the American continent  

• Native American
• Indian
• representative
• citizen

In United States history: a system of bondage where African Americans were forced to work for owners for no pay

• slavery
• indentured servant
• capitalism
• federalism

the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods

• industrialsim
• federalism
• capitalism
• feudalism

Power to do as one pleases and wants at any time they want to

• liberty
• slavery
• industialism
• capitalism

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

• citizen
• immigrant
• slavery
• worker