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| Why is the Constitution considered an evolving document? |
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| because it has roots in earlier political documents and contains processes that allow for change. |
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| A system set up in our government that prevents one branch of government from becoming too strong. Example: President vetoes a bill from congress |
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| What was one of the primary reasons that the articles of confederation failed? |
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| The inability to levy taxes |
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| Established the US policy of isolationism, it stated that the US would only enter a conflict if its interests were threatened. |
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| If a police officer has a reasonable suspicion of illegal activity or concealment of a weapon an officer can stop the suspect and perform a frisk. |
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| Established by the first 3 articles of the constitution which divide up the powers of the government between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. |
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| A colonial development influenced by the Magna Carta that protects the basic rights of citizens through an agreement with the ruler. |
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| The American cold war policy that stated we would attempt to prevent the spread of communism anywhere in the world. It led to our involvement in Vietnam and Korea. |
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| A duty is something you have to do (Jury Duty) a responsibility is something you should do (vote) |
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| What protest method did both Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi both use? |
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| What does NATO stand for and why was it created? |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Created for Mutual Defense |
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| Why did John Locke believe that every citizen should be entitled to Life, Liberty and Property? |
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| because he felt that most governments limit rights to a privileged few. |
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| The US policy created by the Monroe Doctrine that stated we would stay out of all international conflicts. We went to this policy after WWI and abandoned it at the start of WWII. |
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| A refusal to buy certain goods that was used by Cesar Chavez |
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| The idea that if one country in a region fell to communism than other countries in that region would also fall to communism |
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| The US policy of stopping communism from spreading anywhere in the world. |
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| States that if all things are equal that an increase in price will lead to an increase in the quantity supplied. Supply will always move in the same direction as price. |
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| States that if all things are equal that an increase in price will lead to a decrease in demand. Demand will always move the opposite direction as price. |
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| The price at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded. |
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| In business when one person or company controls the entire market not allowing for competition. This type of setup would cause the greatest increase in prices. |
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| The building or factory where a product is produced as well as the machines that produce them. |
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| When you have a greater supply of a product than there is a demand for it. |
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| When you have a greater demand for a product than there is a supply for it. |
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| Benefits Received Principle |
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| The idea that people who receive benefits from certain taxes are the ones who should pay more more. (Example: a truck driver who pays a road toll which goes towards improving the roads he drives on) |
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| The most basic economic problem individuals, governments, and businesses must solve which is satisfying unlimited wants with limited resources |
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| The decision that individuals, governments, and businesses must make to produce one product over another |
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| The sacrifice that businesses or individuals must make when deciding to produce or do one thing over another. |
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| How does a debit card transaction work? |
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| These types of transactions are deducted from a consumers bank account without interest. |
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| What are the 4 barriers to free trade? |
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| Tariffs, Quotas, Embargoes, Voluntary Restrictions |
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| A tax placed on imports or exports causing the prices of those things to rise. |
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| Which branch of government was created by Article I of the constitution. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| States that congress can make laws about its stated power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. |
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| Which branch of Government was created by Article II of the Constitution? |
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| Which branch of Government was created by Article III of the constitution? |
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| Provides individuals with freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly. |
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| Protects citizens against illegal search and seizures, police must have a warrant issued on the basis of probable cause to search. |
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| Allowed for citizenship to be extended to former slaves. |
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| Allowed women the right to vote |
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| Lowered the voting age to 18 years old. |
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| Police searched the home of an Ohio woman who was suspected of having stolen goods without a warrant and used the evidence they found against her in court. Her conviction was overturned based on the 4th amendment. |
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| Brown vs. Board of Education |
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| Ended segregation in public schools and provided greater educational opportunities for African Americans. |
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| The Supreme Court case that established that police officers must first read a suspect their rights before they are placed under arrest. It protects the rights of the accused. |
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