| republic | | settlement in which each side agrees to give up some of its demands |
| executive branch | | person who favors extreme changes |
| execute | | act of stirring up rebellion against a government |
| constitution | | money that a government owes |
| speculator | | part of the government that decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| legislative branch | | group of advisers chosen by the president |
| compromise | | person who is not a citizen of the country in which he or she lives |
| judicial branch | | part of the government that carries out the law |
| national debt | | part of the government that passes laws |
| alien | | paper that promises to pay back money borrowed, plus interest, by a certain date |
| bond | | nation in which people elect representatives to govern them |
| radical | | put into effect |
| cabinet | | plan of government |
| sedition | | someone willing to invest in a risky business venture on the chance of making a lot of money |