Week 3 Vocabulary Practice

What does the word "boycott" mean?

• To pay extra money for something

• To stop buying or using something as a form of protest

• To make a new law

• To write a letter to the government

What is a "bribe"?

• A type of law

• A payment used to persuade someone to do something illegal or immoral

• A public announcement

• A written request

What does "coerce" mean?

• To use force or threats in an attempt to gain obedience

• To make a public announcement

• To collect taxes

• To sign a petition

What does "corrupt" mean?

• Lacking pure or true values

• Full of energy

• Very important

• A type of government

Who is a "customs agent"?

• Someone who makes laws

• Someone who collects taxes on imports

• Someone who writes petitions

• Someone who leads a revolution

What does "import" mean?

• To send goods out of a country

• To bring a good or service into one country from another

• To make a law

• To protest against something

What does "intolerable" mean?

• Acceptable

• Unacceptable

• Exciting

• Legal

What is a "legislature"?

• The government body with the authority to make and change laws

• A group of people who collect taxes

• A type of protest

• A written request

What is "parliament"?

• The political group or assembly that has power to make laws for a country

• A type of protest

• A payment to persuade someone

• A public announcement

What is a "petition"?

• A payment to persuade someone

• A written request for a change in law or policy signed by many citizens

• A type of government

• A public announcement