Chapter 6 Vocabulary

economic system in which privately owned businesses compete

• capitalism

• corporation

• communism

trade between two or more states

• interstate commerce

• instruction

• infrastructure

give up land

• cede

• seed

• seat

the right of people to rule themselves

• self government

• suffrage

• self control

the right to vote

• suffrage

• surface

• success

a meeting of members of a political party

• caucus

• cause

• cactus

meeting of party members to choose a candidate for office

• nominating convention

• naming convention

• nominating correction

practice of giving government jobs to loyal supporters of the election winner

• spoils system

• sponsor system

• reward system

state action that cancels federal law

• nullification

• notification

• nomination

public works, like bridges and road, needed for society to work

• infrastructure

• influencer

• instructor