8th Grade Word List for Social Words

the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

benefit resulting from some event or action

counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups

arranged in order of time of occurrence

a war between factions in the same country

a phrase from the United States Declaration of Independence

convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution

a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits

drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance

the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

an economic position favoring interventions in the market in the public interest on behalf of government

a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states

the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units

management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund

people who founds or establishes something; member of the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution in 1787

part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country

a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)

a 19th-century policy of ethnic cleansing by the government of the United States to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river

general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country

the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters

an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers

The U.S. states that remained in the existing Union during the American Civil War

the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

an economy which is based on agricultural mass production, usually of a few staple products grown on large farms called plantations

organization to gain political power

the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, or elected representatives, who are the source of all political power

the election of any head of state whose official title is President

organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles

a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition

the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society, rather than rapid or fundamental changes

Protestant revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States.

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies

people having the same social, economic, or educational status

the states of the southeastern US, especially the states that fought against the North in the US Civil War

the highest court in most states of the United States; the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation

the addition of land to countries

the separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias political principle, is a model for the governance of a state

a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact, which are then applied by a judge.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities