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Rhode Island
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New York
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| the theory that a country's power depends on its wealth |
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| written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments |
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| What was the name of the first representative legislature in North America? Where was it located? |
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House of Burgesses
Jamestown, VA |
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| granted equal treatment under the law and trial by ones peers |
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| colonial settlers were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains without permission from the British government |
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| required colonists to attach expensive tax stamps to all newspapers and legal documents |
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| restricted the colonists' civil rights, including the right to trial by jury |
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| the policy of loose control by Britain |
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| Who's idea was it that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were unalienable rights? |
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| Who came up with the Social Contract? |
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| What did the First Continental Congress do? |
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| sent a documnet to King George III demanding that the rights of the colonists be restored |
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| What did the second Continental Congress do? |
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| wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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| Where were the first two battles of the American Revolution? |
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| What was the last battle of the American Revolution? |
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| Why is Daniel Shay's Rebellion so important? |
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| showed why the Article's of Confederation were weak |
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| What compromise created the Senate and the House of Representatives? |
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| What Compromise said that every 5 enslaved persons would count as 3 free persons? |
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| freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment |
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| prohibited discrimination in public facilities, employment, education, and voter registration; banned discrimination by gender as well |
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| the notion that power lies with the people |
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| a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers |
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| a government in which citizens hold the power to rule |
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| the first 10 amendmens to the constitution to protect individual rights |
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| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern |
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| the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
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| a system in which each branch of government is able to chek or restrain, the power of others |
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| the sharing of power between the central and state governments |
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| the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any law or government action goes against the Constituion |
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| the sharing of power between the central and state governments |
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| the income that a government collects for public use |
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| quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded |
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| situation in which government spends more than collects in revenue |
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| tax levied on the income of individuals |
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| money taken directly out of your paycheck |
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| a tax laid on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of goods |
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| levy imposed on the assets of one who dies |
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| Article 1 of the NC Constitution that spells out the civil liberties and the rights of its citizens |
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| What do the articles in the NC Constitution do? |
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| establish the structure of the NC Government |
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| a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues |
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| a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters |
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| a person from a legislator's district |
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| a survey in which individuals are asked to answer questions about a particular issue or person |
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| represent an interest group and contact lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making |
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| the practice of offering your time and services to others without payment |
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| rigths and duties of members of a state |
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| general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters |
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| a court's authority to hear and decide cases |
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| to send a case back to a lower court to be tried agains |
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| What happens to a bill that is introduced and passed by the House of Representatives? |
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| goes to the Senate for approval |
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| first known system of written law |
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| law of the Catholic Church |
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| updated Justinian code to more modern standards |
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| law based on court decisions rather than on a legal code |
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| regulatory laws, defective products, safety questions |
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| state laws that are violated |
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| ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
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| party who starts the legal proceedings against another party for a violation of the law |
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| What is another name for minor crimes? |
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| What is another name for major crimes? |
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| suspect is charged and they plead guilty or not guilty |
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capital
entrepreneurship
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land |
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| not having enough resources to produce all of the things we would like to have |
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| the cost of the next best alternative use of time and money when choosing to do one thing rather than the other |
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| additional or extra oppurtunity cost associated with an action |
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| the change in total revenue as a result of producing one additional unit of outpu |
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| additional or extra benefit associated with an action |
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| when people, businesses, regions, and/or nations concentrate on goods and services that they can produce better than anyone else |
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| the breaking down of a job into seperate, saller taks to be performed individually |
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| Who wrote Wealth of Nations? |
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father of capitalism
father of communism |
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| markets where producers offer goods and services for sale |
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| markets where productive resources are bought and sold |
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| changes in government spending or tax policies |
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| measure of change in price over time of a specific groups of goods and services |
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| the ability of an individual or group to carry out an economic activity at a lower cost and more efficiently than another entity |
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| to purchase or subcontract from an outside supplier or source |
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| market when investment prices are rising |
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| market when investment prices are falling |
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