Civics EOC Vocabulary

An agreement or arrangement between two or more countries

• Treaty

• Tariffs

• Treason

• Taxes

A preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another

• Media

• Bias

• Symbolism

• Lobbying

The process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen

• Proposal

• Naturalization

• Civilization

• Ratification

A system of government in which political power is held by the people

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

An implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

• Tyranny

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Petition

To refuse to buy, use, or participate in (something) as a way of protesting

• Lobby

• March

• Strike

• Boycott

A group of people who are concerned with a particular issue and who try to influence legislators to act in their favor

• Ambassadors

• Media

• Selective Service

• Interest groups

The formal act of forgiving someone or excusing a mistake

• Amendment

• Pardon

• Petition

• Ratification

The power of the judicial branch to review the actions of the executive and legislative branches and determine whether or not they are unconstitutional

• Judicial Review

• Impeach

• Treaty Ratification

• Veto Override

Government actions in the form of laws, rules, or regulations

• Party Platform

• Public Policy

• Political Party

• Federalist