Glossary
- capital financial goods that can be used to generate additional money
- civil rule rule by elected civilians, rather than military figures or other traditional authority figures
- civil-service referring to government employment, typically nonelective, within the executive branch
- exact tribute take taxes or other funds
- he who takes the oath today Cleveland himself
- polity the overall political makeup of a nation
- polygamy in the Territories a reference to the practice among Mormon men, in areas with a large population of Mormons, of having several wives
- prudential economies careful use of financial resources
- republican referring to a government by elected officials rather than kings or others who impose their rule by force
- sanction authority
- wards persons under care and protection
