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04/27/2010
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1)Abstain
 Definition
To withhold
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2)amendment
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Change or addition to something
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3)amnesty
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Official pardon
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4)bicameral
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Adj. Two houses/parts
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5)bureaucracy
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System of government
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6)capitalism
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Private enterprise (personally own something)
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7)casualty
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Deaths (in a war, accident)
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8)cede
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Yield, surrender
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compromise
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n/v find middle ground
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10)conducive
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Adj. helpful, beneficial
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11)constituent
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Voter
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12)decorum
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Proper behavior
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13)discriminate
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To pull out
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14)economy
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Financial system
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15)emigrant
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Person who leaves his/her country to live in another country
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16)immigrant
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A person who comes into another country
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