US History Chapter 12 Vocab

A long-standing organization or practice in society.

• Institution

• Regulation

• Custom

• Tradition

Related to the national government.

• City

• State

• Federal

• Global organizations

A sign or object that represents something else.

• Metaphor

• Symbol

• Idiom

• Simile

To assist in making something easier.

• Facilitate

• Hinder

• Delay

• Complicate

To join or take part in an activity.

• Participate

• Organize

• Listen

• Supervise

To stay alive or continue to exist.

• Survive

• Perish

• Thrive

• Recover

1. A candidate supported mainly by their home state.

• Favorite Son

• Incumbent

• Running mate

• Dark horse

More than half of a total number.

• Minority

• Plurality

• Majority

• Fraction

A system of government with many departments and officials.

• Bureaucracy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

The most votes, but not more than half.

• Plurality

• Unanimity

• Tie

• Abstention