Chapter 9

Question 1

emancipation

Answer 1

The process of being set free; liberation

Question 2

chattels

Answer 2

A personal possession

Question 3

abolitionist

Answer 3

A person who favors the abolition of someone or something

Question 4

speculators

Answer 4

Speculators are typically sophisticated, risk-taking investors with expertise in the market(s) in which they are trading and will usually use highly leveraged investments such as futures and options.

Question 5

townships

Answer 5

a division of a county with some corporate powers.

Question 6

territory

Answer 6

an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

Question 7

annex

Answer 7

append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.

Question 8

quorum

Answer 8

the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

Question 9

anarchy

Answer 9

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

Question 10

bicameral

Answer 10

(of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.

Question 11

unicameral

Answer 11

(of a legislative body) having a single legislative chamber.

Question 12

Disestablish

Answer 12

To deprive an organization of its official status

Question 13

Bill of rights

Answer 13

the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.