Vocabulary Definitions Worksheet

What is the meaning of the term 'Lucrative'?

• profitable

• dangerous

• boring

• temporary

What is the meaning of the term 'Sharecropping'?

• a type of farming in which the farmer rents a small piece of land and receives supplies from a landlord in exchange for a share of the crops

• a system where farmers own the land they cultivate

• a method of trading crops for manufactured goods

• a government program providing free land to farmers

What is the meaning of the term 'Disparity'?

• different; unequal

• happy; joyful

• together; united

• simple; easy

What is the meaning of the term 'Amnesty'?

• the act of an authority by which pardon is granted to a large group of people

• a formal agreement between two countries

• the process of electing a new leader

• a law that imposes taxes on imports

What is the meaning of the term 'Pocket veto'?

• the president’s indirect veto of a bill by letting a session of Congress expire without signing the bill

• the president’s power to reject specific provisions of a bill

• the president’s authority to sign a bill into law immediately

• the president’s ability to delay a bill indefinitely by sending it back to Congress

What is the meaning of the term 'Black codes'?

• laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers

• a set of secret communication codes used by the Union Army during the Civil War

• laws that granted African Americans equal rights in the South after the Civil War

• a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery

What is the meaning of the term 'Impeach'?

• to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

• to appoint someone to a government position

• to pass a new law in the legislature

• to approve a budget for the government

What is the meaning of the term 'Commissary'?

• official with food supplies

• a type of military rank

• a ceremonial building

• a financial officer

What is the meaning of the term 'Subjoined'?

• added to the contract

• removed from the agreement

• signed by a witness

• delayed for review

What is the meaning of the term 'Guised'?

• fashioned

• hidden

• broken

• painted