Vocabulary and True and False Worksheet

Nationalism means ________.

• loyal to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others

• supporting all nations equally without preference

• rejecting any form of national identity

• placing individual interests above national interests

Neutral Rights means ________.

• the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war

• the right to declare war on any country

• the right to form military alliances

• the right to control all trade routes

Privateers are ________.

• armed private ship

• naval officers

• pirate captains

• merchant traders

National Debt is ________.

• the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

• the total value of a country's exports in a year

• the annual income of all citizens in a country

• the amount of money a government spends on education

Cabinet is ________.

• a group of advisers to the president

• a type of furniture

• a political party

• a law enforcement agency

Impressment means ________.

• forcing people into service, as in the navy

• paying people for their service, as in the army

• volunteering for community service

• granting people leave from service

Ordinance means ________.

• a law or regulation

• a type of building

• a musical instrument

• a holiday celebration

Frigates are ________.

• warship

• aircraft

• submarine

• helicopter

Bicameral means ________.

• consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature

• having only one legislative chamber

• relating to judicial review

• pertaining to executive orders

Caucasus is ________.

• a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy

• a mountain region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

• a type of traditional Russian dance

• an ancient Greek philosopher