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Civics Semester Final
Propaganda, Stocks, and Declaration
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Civics
12th Grade
12/11/2013

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Beautiful People
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Propaganda technique that uses happy, successful people
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Bias
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Favoring one side too much
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Bandwagon
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Propaganda technique used to join everyone else by being on the winning side
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Scapegoat
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Propaganda technique blaming an individual or group for a problem rather than addressing the problem
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Black and white
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Propaganda technique offering only two options with one choice being the best option
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Ad Hominem
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Propaganda technique attacking the person rather than the issue
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Slogan
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Propaganda technique using a brief, easy to remember phrase
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Demonizing the Enemy
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Propaganda technique making the other side appear subhuman, evil, or immoral.
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Common Man
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Propaganda technique appealing to people by using everyday language to make them think the candidate is just like them
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Testimonial
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Propaganda technique using someone's quote to support a product
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Half Truth
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Propaganda technique presenting only partial info to get support and leaving out other info that may make people not believe you
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Appeal to Fear
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Propaganda technique using anxiety or concers of te people to sway them towards your beliefs
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Securities and Exchange Commision
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Group responsible for monitoring the stock market and making sure investors are not getting cheated
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Blue Chip Stock
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Stock of a large company that has been stable for a long time
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NASDAQ
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Monitors 3,000 both domestic and international companies
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Standard & Poore's 500
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Monitors approx. 500 stocks that is supposed to be representative of the entire market
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Dow Jones
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Monitors 30 blue chip stocks to see how the market is going
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False
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True or false: A bear market concerns the national gov because if stocks coninue to rise quickly, it could lead to a run in the market
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True
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True or false: A share is each individual piece of stock purchased by an investor
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True
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True or false: Those items in our economy we produce to sell are called goods
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True
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True or false:Stocks that cost less than a dollar are called Penny Stocks
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True
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A dividend check is given by a company to its shareholders when it has extra profit
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Propaganda
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The use of the media to influence us to buy something or to believe something
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True
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True or false: Those people who disliked the new Constitution and wanted strong states rights were called anti-federalists
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False
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True or false: In order to support the ratification of the constitution, the Declaration of Indepedence had to be added at the first session of congress
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Propaganda
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An organized, large-scale advertisment trying to spread support for or against an idea
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Name-Calling
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Propaganda technique using a negative label or term for a person to turn people against them
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Glittering Generalities
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Propaganda technique using words that are emotional but do not really give any concrete information
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Entrepeneur
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An ambitous leader who combines land, labor, and capital to create and market goods and services
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Production Possibilities Curve
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The graph that shows alternative ways to use an economy's resources
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Opportunity Cost
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The most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision
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Competition
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The rivalry among sellers to attract customers while lowering costs
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Human Capital
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The skills and knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience
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Public Interest
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The concerns of the public as a whole
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Trade-Off
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An alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision
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Profit Motive
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The force that encourages people and organizations to imporve their material well-being
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Day Trading
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The process of buying and selling the same stock during one day
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Microeconomics
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The study of the economic behavior and decision making of small units; such as individuals, families, and businesses
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Market Crash
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When stock prices drop dramatically
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Business Cycle
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A period of macroeconomic expansion followed by a period of contraction
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The Big Board
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Another name for the New York Stock Exchange
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Work Ethic
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A commitment to the value of work and purposeful activity
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Mutual Fund
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The fund created by an investment company which combines moeny from many investors and invests it in a group of stocks, bonds, or other investment vehicles
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401 K Plan
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The type of personal pension plan offered by many employers. Employees contribute part of their salary (before taxes) and employers commonly match part of the contribution
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God-Given Rights
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What are Natural rights?
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27
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How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
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Declaration of Independence
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The document that declared freedom of the colonies from England
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2nd Amendment
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The amendment that deals with the right to bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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The amendment that deals with the quartering of soldiers
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5th Amendment
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The amendment that deals with self-incrimination
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