Unit 5 Vocabulary

What is the term for a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s?

• Abolitionist

• Federalist

• Importer

• Compromiser

What does the verb "amend" mean?

• To gather together

• To change or add to a law or document

• To intrude on someone's rights

• To bring goods into a country

What does the verb "assemble" mean?

• To change a law

• To gather together

• To intrude on rights

• To bring goods into a country

What is a "bicameral system"?

• A type of government with one legislative body

• A type of organization in which two related parts work together

• A system where power is shared with states

• A method of importing goods

What does "compliance" mean?

• The act of gathering together

• The act of doing what is expected or ordered by law

• The act of changing a document

• The act of intruding on rights

What is a "compromise"?

• An agreement reached when each side gives up some of what it wants

• A method of gathering people

• A type of government system

• A way to import goods

What does "conscience" refer to?

• A legal document

• A sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong

• A method of gathering people

• A type of government system

What does "federal" mean in terms of government?

• A system where power is held by one person

• Relating to a system where the national government shares power with other levels of government

• A method of importing goods

• A type of organization with two parts

What does the verb "import" mean?

• To change a law

• To gather together

• To bring goods into one country from another

• To intrude on someone's rights

What does "infringe" mean?

• To gather together

• To intrude on someone's rights or possessions

• To bring goods into a country

• To change a document