Texas Republic Vocabulary

What is a form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body?

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

What term describes a government's strategy in dealing with other nations?

• Domestic Policy

• Foreign Policy

• Economic Policy

• Social Policy

What is the term for a government's strategy in dealing with issues within a nation's border?

• Foreign Policy

• Domestic Policy

• International Policy

• Trade Policy

What does the term "Annex" mean?

• To remove a region from a country

• To add an area or region to a country

• To divide a country into regions

• To negotiate a treaty

What was the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable?

• Manifest Destiny

• American Dream

• Westward Expansion

• Continental Drift

What is the state of a person who is held in forced servitude?

• Freedom

• Slavery

• Employment

• Citizenship

What is the status of being a state of the U.S. called?

• Statehood

• Independence

• Territory

• Province

What is a disagreement over a line separating two political or geographical areas called?

• Trade Dispute

• Border Dispute

• Cultural Dispute

• Economic Dispute

What is money that is owed or due called?

• Credit

• Debt

• Income

• Savings

What is the term for moving to live permanently in a new country?

• Emigration

• Immigration

• Migration

• Travel