USH Non-Content Specific Vocab

Abdicated

• To take control of a country

• To formally renounce a throne or position

• To agree to new terms

• To vote on legislation

Abridged

• To make a larger version of something

• To reduce or shorten something

• To interpret something differently

• To make something more complex

Acquisition

• The act of gaining or obtaining something

• The loss of property

• A formal protest

• The refusal to accept something

Advocate

• To oppose an idea

• To publicly support or argue for something

• To ignore an issue

• To create laws

Agrarian

• Related to industry

• Related to agriculture or farming

• Related to technological advancements

• Related to urban development

Amend

• To leave something unchanged

• To formally change or improve something

• To end a dispute

• To reject a law or policy

Annex

• To remove something from a location

• To add or incorporate something into a larger area or entity

• To destroy something

• To limit the size of something

Capitalism

• An economic system based on government control

• An economic system in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

• An economic system with no profit motives

• A system of government-controlled production

Civil Disobedience

• The act of violating laws to express political opposition

• The act of peacefully agreeing to laws

• The refusal to speak publicly

• The process of enforcing government policies

Clauses

• Special taxes imposed by the government

• Specific sections or provisions within a legal document

• The signing of treaties

• Revisions made to laws