Instructions: Identify the Following Terms

question 50

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following terms:
power of the purse

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Definitions:

Union

An organization of workers formed to protect and advance their rights and interests; often related to labor rights and collective bargaining.

Civil Liberties

Individual rights protected by law from governmental infringement, including freedom of speech, right to privacy, and the right to a fair trial.

Confederacy

Refers specifically to the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861, leading to the American Civil War.

Union

Referring to the Northern states during the American Civil War which were against the seceding Southern states forming the Confederacy.