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APUSH ch 020 vocab
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History
10th Grade
05/07/2012

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the distribution of political or military strength among several nations so that none of them becomes too strong or dangerous
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balance of power
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the effort to move others to a particular course of action through appeals to moral values and beliefs, w/o the use of enticements or force
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moral suasion
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the imposition of military rule above or in place of civil authority during times of war and emergency.
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martial law
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a final proposal or demand, as by one nation to another, that if rejected, will likely lead to war
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ultimatum
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characterized by small exceptions or conditions thar enable escape from the general rule or principle
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loophole(d)
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a special unit of warships assigned to a particular naval task
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squadron
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the settlement of a dispute by putting the mandatory decision in the hands of a third, neutral party
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arbitration
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using the services of a third party to promote negotiations and suggest solutions, but w/o the power of mandatory decision making
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meditation
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a sum of money or property legally authorized to be spent for a specific purpose.
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appropriation
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in law, a judicial order requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court at a specified time and place in order to determine the legality of the imprisonment
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habeas corpus
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governed by indeterminate preference or whim rather than by settled principle or law
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arbitrary
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the proportion or share of a larger number of things that a smaller group is assigned to contribute
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quota
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United States paper currency, especially that printed before the establishment of the Federal Reserve System
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greenback
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In finance, an interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business that guarantees repayment to the purchaser on a specified date a a predetermined rate of interest
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bond
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the corrupt acquisition of funds, through outright theft or embezzling or through questionably legal methods like kickbacks or insider trading
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graft
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One who takes advantage of a shortage of supply to charge excessively high prices and thus reap large profits
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profiteer
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