Unit 4 Vocabulary

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representation

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the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented

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confederation

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an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance

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interstate

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existing or carried on between states.

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insurrection

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a violent uprising against an authority or government

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constitution

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a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

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sovereignty

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supreme power or authority.

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tariff

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a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports

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commerce

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the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale

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proportional

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corresponding in size, degree, or intensity

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legislature

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an organized body having the authority to make laws for a political unit