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American Government
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40
History
9th Grade
03/03/2011

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Government
Definition
A legal right that rules a specific area
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Public Policy
Definition
Laws passed by the government
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Budget
Definition
How much money you have to spend
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Democracy
Definition
Power of government rests with its citizens
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Republic
Definition
Citizens have a limited say in how the countries run
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Value
Definition
The general principle or beliefs people use to make judgements and dicisions
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Monarchy
Definition
King or Queen- hereditary rulers
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Majority Rule
Definition
51% have to agree
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Authoritarian
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Dictatorship
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Totalitarian
Definition
Authoritarian, dictatorial, one-party
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Representative Democracy
Definition
We vote for representatives
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Mercantilism
Definition
Theory that a countries power depends on its wealth
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Boycott
Definition
Refuse to buy or sell
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Repeal
Definition
Cancelled
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Independence
Definition
Self-reliance
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Delegates
Definition
Representatives
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Tidewater
Definition
Areas of flat, low plains affected by tides
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Great Awakening
Definition
Powerful religious revival swept through the colonies. View towards education, view towards government, view towards religion
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Egalitarianism
Definition
Equality
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Enlightenment
Definition
"The age of reason"
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Monarch
Definition
King or Queen
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Parliament
Definition
English legislature
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Precedent
Definition
Doing something for the first time, establishes precedent
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Common Law
Definition
Common to everyone, based on court decisions
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Natural Rights
Definition
Life, Liberty and the Persuit of happiness
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Social Contract
Definition
An agreement between people give up some freedom for profection- Natural rights
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Colony
Definition
A group of people living away from another country
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Joint-Stock Company
Definition
Investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit
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Charter
Definition
A written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments
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Compact
Definition
An agreement, or contract among a group of people
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Service Economy
Definition
Where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product
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Citizenship
Definition
Rights and duties of members of a state
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Citizen
Definition
Community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
The notion that power lies with the people
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Institution
Definition
Set of ides that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society
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Naturalization
Definition
A legal process to obtain citizenship
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Alien
Definition
A noncitizen
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Immigrant
Definition
A person who moves permanently to a new country
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Deport
Definition
To send an alien or immigrant back to his or her own country
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Direct Democracy
Definition
Everyone gets to vote on the rules
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