Jackson Vocab Quiz

Which document spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society?

• Constitution

• Charter

• Confederation

• Ratification

What is the term for a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments?

• Federalism

• Sovereignty

• Neutrality

• Isolation

What is the British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service called?

• Impressment

• Intervention

• Exploration

• Colonization

What is the term for a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale?

• Settlement

• Region

• Plantation

• Territory

What is the term for the ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states?

• Sovereignty

• Isolation

• Independence

• Neutrality

What is the term for a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations?

• Federalism

• Intervention

• Neutrality

• Isolation

What is the term for basic rights of the people that may not be taken away?

• Representation

• Judicial Review

• Civil Disobedience

• Unalienable Rights

What is the term for a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states?

• Treaty

• Confederation

• Ratification

• Charter

What is the term for a political system where the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections

• Exploration

• Representative Government

• Grievance

• Charter