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Unit 4 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Usurp

a)

To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so

b)

to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it

c)

a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers

d)

a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people

2.

Monarcy

a)

a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen

b)

a distant, often uncharted area where few people live

c)

Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803

d)

a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group

3.

Ratify

a)

To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so

b)

to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it

c)

a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers

d)

a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people

4.

Frontier

a)

a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen

b)

a distant, often uncharted area where few people live

c)

Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803

d)

a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group

5.

Constitution

a)

a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen

b)

a distant, often uncharted area where few people live

c)

a document that explains a government's purpose, organization, and powers

d)

a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group

6.

Louisiana Purchase

a)

a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen

b)

a distant, often uncharted area where few people live

c)

Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803

d)

a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group

7.

Democracy

a)

To take or keep something by force, especially without the right to do so

b)

to make a treaty, agreement, or law official by signing it or voting for it

c)

a document that explains a government’s purpose, organization, and powers

d)

a type of government or political system in which the power comes from the people

8.

Anthem

a)

a form of government in which a country is controlled by one supreme ruler, such as a king or queen

b)

a distant, often uncharted area where few people live

c)

Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States purchased of the huge Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803

d)

a formal song of praise or joy for a nation or social group

9.

Impressment

a)

the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country

b)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

c)

to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something

d)

legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804

10.

Treason

a)

acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it

b)

a government, political system, or planned way of doing things

c)

refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)

d)

portion of land where no country has legal authority over it

11.

Conspiracy

a)

the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country

b)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

c)

to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something

d)

legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804

12.

Regime

a)

acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it

b)

a government, political system, or planned way of doing things

c)

refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)

d)

portion of land where no country has legal authority over it

13.

Renounce

a)

the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country

b)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful


c)

to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something

d)

legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804

14.

Parish

a)

acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it

b)

a government, political system, or planned way of doing things

c)

refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)

d)

portion of land where no country has legal authority over it

15.

Napoleonic Code

a)

the capture of sailors from one country’s navy into the service of another country

b)

a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful

c)

to formally give up possession or loyalty to someone or something

d)

legal system derived from the civil code established by the French emperor in 1804

16.

Neural Strip

a)

acting against one’s own government in order to overthrow it

b)

a government, political system, or planned way of doing things

c)

refers to a church-related district, became civil parishes (unrelated to the Catholic church)

d)

portion of land where no country has legal authority over it

17.

Annexed

a)

to take control of and add a region to a country or state

b)

a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen

c)

(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime

d)

having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies

18.

Republic

a)

to take control of and add a region to a country or state

b)

a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen

c)

(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime

d)

having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies

19.

Civil

a)

to take control of and add a region to a country or state

b)

a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen

c)

(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime

d)

having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies

20.

Bicameral

a)

to take control of and add a region to a country or state

b)

a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than a king or queen

c)

(of laws) relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, rather than laws about crime

d)

having two parts; used to describe a branch of government that is divided into two bodies