Systems of Power Vocabulary

What is the term for the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country?

• Colonialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Imperialism

What is the term for the exercise of control or influence over someone or something?

• Claim

• Dominance

• Being stronger

• Weakness

What is the term for the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a particular political party or group?

• Ghost ballot

• Jim Crow laws

• Gerrymandering

• Voter suppression

What is the term for the deliberate act of reducing the number?

• Absentee ballots

• Voting Count

• Vote reducing

• Voter suppression

What is the term for the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing?

• Rhetoric

• Narrative

• Character Development

• Skilled

What is the term for blaming a person or group for problems or difficulties, often as a way to divert attention from the real causes?

• Blame Game

• Scapegoating

• "Your Fault" Syndrome

• Gerrymandering

What is the term for protection granted by a country to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee?

• Migrant

• Immigrant

• Asylum

• Refugee

What is the term for having a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers?

• Enochlophobia

• Acrophobia

• Glossophobia

• Xenophobic

What is the term for a directive or order issued by the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government?

• Executive order

• Legislative Order

• High Order

• Judicial Order

What is the term for the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons?

• Prisoner of State

• Internment

• Parole

• Prisoner