Unit 8: Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers is known as __________.

• states' rights

• federalism

• judicial review

• separation of powers

Fill in the blank: To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to is to __________.

• secede

• join

• unite

• adhere

Fill in the blank: Focus on the interest of one’s region is called __________.

• Sectionalism

• globalism

• nationalism

• localism

Fill in the blank: The forced enrollment of people into military service is known as __________.

• conscription

• enlistment

• volunteering

• recruitment

Fill in the blank: A person who supported the union cause during the Civil War is called a __________.

• Unionist

• Confederate

• Neutralist

• Secessionist

Fill in the blank: Nullify means ________.

• To cancel

• To approve

• To ignore

• To enhance

Pardon is defined as ________.

• An official release from punishment for a crime

• A temporary suspension of a sentence

• A reduction in the severity of a punishment

• A formal expression of regret

Fill in the blank: Radical Republican refers to ________.

• A republican who believed that congress should direct reconstruction

• A republican who supported the Confederacy during the Civil War

• A republican who advocated for minimal government intervention in the economy

• A republican who opposed the abolition of slavery

Fill in the blank: Carpetbagger is ________.

• A northerner in the south working for a reconstruction government

• A southern farmer during the Civil War

• A type of carpet used in the 19th century

• A term for a traveling salesman in the 1800s

Fill in the blank: Scalawag means ________.

• A white southerner who supported reconstruction

• A northern soldier during the Civil War

• A southern plantation owner

• A member of the Confederate army