Political systems

Political systems

The organisation and interaction of the members that make up the governing power of a social community or state.

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negress

Political systems; Slavery

Term used to describe a woman of African descent throughout the 18th to 20th centuries; the word is considered derogatory and unacceptable today.

negro

Political systems; Slavery

Term used to describe a man of African descent throughout the 18th to 20th centuries. The word negro is considered derogatory and unacceptable today.

new world

Political systems; Slavery

Term given by Europeans to North and South America and the Caribbean Islands, in contrast to the 'Old World' of Europe, Asia and Africa; when they landed in the Americas Europeans ...

nomads

Political systems; Slavery

People who do not live in a single place but move, often seasonally, over a wide range for pasture to graze animals.

nonconformist

Political systems; Slavery

An English term for dissenting Christians other than the Anglicans or Roman Catholics including Baptists, Congregationalists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Unitarians and ...

nullification

Political systems; Slavery

Term invented by Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina around 1837. Under this principle, states had the right to nullify any Federal Law they thought unfair.