USH Ch 7 Vocabulary Builder

Select the correct term for the definition.

firmly favoring one party of faction

• precedent

• bond

• caucus

• partisan

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certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future

• precedent

• bond

• caucus

• partisan

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something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

• precedent

• bond

• caucus

• partisan

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a meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates for upcoming elections

• precedent

• bond

• caucus

• partisan

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a group of advisors to a president

• nullify

• cabinet

• impressment

• alien

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a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country

• nullify

• cabinet

• impressment

• alien

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seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service

• nullify

• cabinet

• impressment

• alien

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to legally overturn

• nullify

• cabinet

• impressment

• alien

Synonyms are words with similar meanings and Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Sort the following pairs as synonyms or antonyms.

Groups:

(a) SYNONYMS

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(b) ANTONYMS

• accumulate - gather

• maintain - preserve

• distinct - the same as others

• uniform - consistent

• resolve - dispute

• compromise - fight

George Washington was aware of the __________ he was setting with his words and actions as he was inaugurated as the first president of the United States.