SAT VOCABULARY HUMANITIES

Question 1

a set of ideas or a plan of action that has been chosen officially by a group, an organization, a political party...

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policy

Question 2

a territory or area of land governed by a monarch or sovereign ruler

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realm

Question 3

a formal change, addition, or alteration made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document

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amendment

Question 4

the status or condition of holding a permanent position, especially in certain professions

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tenure

Question 5

the formal act of breaking away from a larger political entity or organization

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secession

Question 6

the percentage or number of eligible voters who actually cast their vote

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turnout

Question 7

an official order according to which any commercial activity with a particular country is banned

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embargo

Question 8

involving or belonging to the government of a city, town, etc.

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municipal

Question 9

any territory under the control of another more powerful nation, often occupied by settlers from that nation

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colony

Question 10

an official gathering during which the heads of governments discuss crucial issues

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summit

Question 11

agreement and collaboration between two major political parties that typically oppose each other's policies

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bipartisanship

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