Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards
act of granting a pardon to a large group of people
Amnesty
indirectly vetoing a bill by letting a session of Congress expire without signing the bill.
Pocket Veto
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedman and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
Black Codes
Formally charge with misconduct in office
Impeach
something essential to the existence or occurence of something else
Requirement
Precedent
an earlier occurance of something that may serve as a model for similar occurances in the future
CarpetBagger
name given to many Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War and supported the Republicans
Scalawag
name given to Southerners who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
Graft
aquisition of money in dishonest ways as in bribing a politician
Commissioner
the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
Sin Tax
federal tax on alcohol and tobacco
Tenenat Farmer
farmer who works land for an owner by another and pays rent in either cash or crops
Sharecropper
farmer who works land for an owner who provides equipment and seed and receives a share of the crop.
Crop Lien
obligation placed on a farmer to repay a debt with crops
Debt Peonage
condition of share croppers who could not pay off their debts and therefore, could not leave the property they worked
