The United States - Vocabulary

1. An economic and political system where the means of production are owned and controlled by the state or public.
3. The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
4. Election The process in which citizens vote for the president and vice president of the United States.
6. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantee certain rights to citizens.
9. Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.
11. A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.
13. An organized effort to influence decision making within a specific group.
15. An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
16. The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
17. Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.
18. College A body of people representing the states of the U.S. who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
19. The status of being recognized as a state of the U.S.

2. The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
5. Areas of the United States that have similar physical and cultural characteristics, like the Midwest or the South.
7. A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally.
8. A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
10. The system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller political units like states.
12. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document, like the U.S. Constitution.
14. Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
15. The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation is governed.