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Unit7
The United States
Before You Read
1. Where is the United States?
2. Who is the current president of the United States?
Vocabulary
Match the words with their definitions.
a. union 1. the group of Southern states that seceded
from the United States in 1860
b. Confederate 2. a duty imposed on goods when they are
States of America moved across a political boundary
c. tariff 3. a formal assembly of representatives, as
of various nations, to discuss problems
d. constitution 4. a form of government in which a union of
states recognizes the sovereignty of a
central authority
e. federal 5. a group of states or nations united into
one political body
f. secede 6. a set of rules for a government
g. congress 7. to withdraw formally from an alliance,
federation, or association
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