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Vocabulary Showdown 2013
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Social Studies
4th Grade
03/29/2013

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annexation
Definition
joining of territories or buildings
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Cabinet
Definition
group that advises the head of a government
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citizen
Definition
a member of a community
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congress
Definition
assembly which solves problems or makes laws
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discrimination
Definition
unfair treatment of a group of people
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Electoral College
Definition
The body that formally elects the President
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executive branch
Definition
federal departments controlled by the president
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free state
Definition
any state in which slavery was already illegal before the Civil War
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inauguration
Definition
to place in office
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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
a practice of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment.
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liberty
Definition
freedom and independence
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naturalization
Definition
when a foreigner gets citizenship
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rebellion
Definition
organized resistance against authority
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refugee
Definition
a person running from persecution
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slave trade
Definition
the act of selling humans to make them slaves
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traitor
Definition
a person who betrays his country
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abolitionist
Definition
a person who wanted slavery to be ended
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amendment
Definition
addition or change to a bill or law
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artifact
Definition
an object made by humans from the past
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candidate
Definition
a person being considered for a position
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civil rights
Definition
the right of a person to receive rights guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendment
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conflict
Definition
disharmony between a group
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consumer
Definition
a person who buys goods or services
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descendant
Definition
offspring from ancestors
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economy
Definition
wealth and resources of a country or region
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free enterprise
Definition
freedom of private business to operate with little regulation by the government
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immigrant
Definition
one who moves to a different country
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legislator
Definition
a person who makes laws
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nomadic
Definition
always wondering or going somewhere
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ordinance
Definition
a rule or a law
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profit
Definition
amount of money earned above what was spent
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revolution
Definition
a change in government
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treaty
Definition
a written agreement between countries
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veto
Definition
authority to stop a bill
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mesquite
Definition
a spiny shrub
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arroyo
Definition
a dry gully that becomes a creek after the rain
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Mojave
Definition
a desert located in California
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Sahara
Definition
A desert in North Africa
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Arctic
Definition
the northernmost part of the earth
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adaptation
Definition
a change to help a species survive
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hibernation
Definition
a dormant or resting state
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hypothermia
Definition
low body temperature
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