WorksheetsUnit 4 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Usurp
To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so
to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it
a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers
a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people
Monarcy
a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen
a distant, often uncharted area where few people live
Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803
a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group
Ratify
To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so
to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it
a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers
a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people
Frontier
a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen
a distant, often uncharted area where few people live
Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803
a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group
Constitution
a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen
a distant, often uncharted area where few people live
a document that explains a government's purpose, organization, and powers
a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group
Louisiana Purchase
a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen
a distant, often uncharted area where few people live
Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803
a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group
Democracy
To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so
to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it
a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers
a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people
Anthem
a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen
a distant, often uncharted area where few people live
Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803
a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group
Impressment
the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something
legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804
Treason
acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it
a government, political system, or planned way of doing things
refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)
portion of land where no country has legal authority over it
Conspiracy
the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something
legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804
Regime
acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it
a government, political system, or planned way of doing things
refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)
portion of land where no country has legal authority over it
Renounce
the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something
legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804
Parish
acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it
a government, political system, or planned way of doing things
refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)
portion of land where no country has legal authority over it
Napoleonic Code
the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something
legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804
Neural Strip
acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it
a government, political system, or planned way of doing things
refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)
portion of land where no country has legal authority over it
Annexed
to take control of and add a region to a country or state
a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen
(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime
having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies
Republic
to take control of and add a region to a country or state
a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen
(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime
having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies
Civil
to take control of and add a region to a country or state
a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen
(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime
having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies
Bicameral
to take control of and add a region to a country or state
a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen
(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime
having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies
