Lesson 14 Vocabulary Assignment

What term refers to a government employee who is not elected but hired to work for the government?

• Spoils system

• Ignorant

• Civil servant

• Crisis

Which term describes a system where government jobs are given to supporters as a reward for their political support?

• Trail of Tears

• Civil servant

• Voluntarily

• Spoils system

What phrase refers to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Crisis

• Spoils system

• Voluntarily

• Trail of Tears

Which word describes someone lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated?

• Civil servant

• Spoils system

• Ignorant

• Voluntarily

What term is used to describe a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger?

• Trail of Tears

• Civil servant

• Spoils system

• Crisis

Which word means done, given, or acting of one's own free will?

• Crisis

• Ignorant

• Trail of Tears

• Voluntarily

What is the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs known as?

• Bureaucracy

• Spoils system

• Meritocracy

• Partisanship

What does it mean if something is done willingly, without being forced?

• Coercive

• Voluntary

• Mandatory

• Involuntary

What event is described by the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839?

• The Great Migration

• The Trail of Tears

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Long Walk

How would you describe a dangerous moment with a high chance of an unwanted result?

• Inconsequential

• Perilous

• Secure

• Predictable