Modern World History A Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary Read the definition for each term. Write a sentence correctly using each term. You may handwrite on notebook paper, or type your sentence onto the slide and e-mail it to me. warren.bradley@alvord.k12.ca.us

Citizen Use in a sentence 1. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. 2. an inhabitant of a particular town, city, or country. Use in a sentence

Covenant 1. an agreement. 2. agree, especially by lease, deed, or other legal contract. Use in a sentence

Democracy a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Use in a sentence

Dignity the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. Use in a sentence

Economic 1. relating to economics or the economy 2. justified in terms of profitability. Use in a sentence

Empire an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority of an emperor or empress. Use in a sentence

Ethics moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. Use in a sentence

Hierarchy a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. Use in a sentence

Law the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. Use in a sentence

Morals a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. Use in a sentence

Philosopher a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline. Use in a sentence

Political relating to the government or the public affairs of a country. Use in a sentence

Principles a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning. Use in a sentence

Prophet Use in a sentence a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.. Use in a sentence

Reason the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic. Use in a sentence

Social 1. relating to society or its organization. 2. an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group Use in a sentence

Tyranny cruel and oppressive government or rule. Use in a sentence

Checks and Balances 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. Use in a sentence

Diaspora Use in a sentence the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. Jews living outside Israel. the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. Use in a sentence

Executive having the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect. Use in a sentence

Judicial of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge. Use in a sentence

Legislative having the power to make laws. Use in a sentence

Monotheistic relating to or characterized by the belief that there is only one God. Use in a sentence

Natural law 1. a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct. 2. an observable law relating to natural phenomena. Use in a sentence

Polytheistic belief in many gods. Use in a sentence

Republic a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Use in a sentence

Rule of law the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. Use in a sentence

Senate Use in a sentence any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire, which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, administration with the magistrates, and judicial power with the knights. Use in a sentence

Veto a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. Use in a sentence