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Civics- Chapter 2
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18
History
7th Grade
08/21/2011

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What is a monarch? 

 

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king or queen
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What is a group of people that makes laws?
Definition
legislature
Term
What is Parliment?
Definition
The British legislature
Term
What is a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case?
Definition
precedent
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What is common law?
Definition
a system of law based on precedent and customs
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What is a colony?
Definition
a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
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What is a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments; or a government document granting permission to organize a corporation?
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charter
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What is a compact?
Definition
an agreement, or contract, among a group of people
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What is the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys?
Definition
mercantilism
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What is a boycott?
Definition
The refusal to purchase certain goods
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What is a repeal?
Definition
to cancel a law
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What are delegates?
Definition
a representative to a meeting
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What is self-reliance and freedom from outside control?
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independence
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What is a detailed, written plan for government?
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constitution
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What is a bicameral?
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a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
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What is a confederation?
Definition
a group of individuals or state governments
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What does ratified mean?
Definition
to vote approval
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What does amend mean?
Definition
to change
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