SS Ch 10 Glossary

The definition of 'abolitionist' is:

• A person who supports the practice of slavery

• A person who advocates for the abolition of slavery

• A person who is indifferent to the issue of slavery

• A person who benefits from the institution of slavery

'Amend' means:

• to improve or make better

• to destroy or ruin

• to ignore or neglect

• to create or invent

'Assemble' is defined as:

• To disassemble or take apart

• To gather together in one place

• To create something new

• To destroy completely

A 'bicameral system' is a type of government structure. What does it consist of?

• A single legislative house

• Two legislative houses

• Three branches of government

• A system without a legislature

'Compliance' means:

• Following rules and regulations

• Ignoring rules and regulations

• Creating new rules and regulations

• Breaking rules and regulations

'Compromise' is defined as:

• A settlement of differences by mutual concessions

• A type of financial agreement

• An act of aggression

• A form of communication

What is 'conscience'?

• A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

• A state of being aware and responsive to one's surroundings

• A mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought

• A strong desire to achieve something

'Federal' refers to a system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

• A type of economic policy

• A system of government

• A form of art

• A style of architecture

'Import' is defined as:

• The act of sending goods to another country for sale

• The act of bringing goods or services into a country from abroad for sale

• A tax imposed on exported goods

• A trade agreement between two countries

'Infringe' means:

• to comply with

• to violate or break

• to support

• to create