Unit 12-13 Vocab Quiz

What is the purpose of a boycott?

• To make a formal request to the government

• To stop buying or using something as a form of protest

• To elect a new leader

• To start a new business

What do civil rights ensure?

• The rights of citizens to have political and social freedom and equality

• The ability to travel freely between countries

• The right to own property

• The power to govern a country

What is a commission?

• A group of musicians performing together

• A type of tax on sales

• A group of people assigned to handle or oversee certain functions, often of government

• A document granting permission to do something

What is a filibuster?

• A type of political party

• A tactic used in the Senate to block or delay voting on a bill by making long speeches

• A legal document for international agreements

• A method of peaceful protest

What is the goal of integration?

• To separate different social classes

• To combine different currencies into one

• To create a new form of government

• The act of bringing together different or separate people or things

What is foreign policy?

• A country's plan for tourism

• A government’s plan for dealing with other nations

• A strategy for domestic economic growth

• A set of rules for foreign investment

What are human rights?

• Laws that apply only to citizens of a country

• Basic rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to have

• Privileges granted by a government to its officials

• Rights that protect a country's land and resources

What does inaugural signify?

• The end of a political term

• The completion of a building

• Marking the beginning of something

• A formal dinner event

What is an incentive?

• A penalty for breaking the law

• A benefit given to get someone to take a certain action; a thing that motivates a person to do something

• A formal recognition of achievement

• A mandatory fee for a service

What does it mean to reform something?

• To remove it completely

• To make something better by changing it, often in such a way as to right past wrongs

• To transfer it to another party

• To celebrate its history