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| Define pork barrel politics |
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| bringing home money,resources, and projects back to your constituents. |
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| How many votes does it take to block a filibuster |
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| Drawing voting district boundries in a way to benefit your specific political party |
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| What are the primary characteristics of a command economy? |
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Government ownership over the means of prodeuction or certain industries
Centeralized decision makingÂ
Government services and welfare program
high levels of taxation |
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| who is the author of the communist manifesto? |
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| What is the difference between a recession and a depression? |
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| Depressions are longer and more severe. |
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| What are some of the things that a government can do to its nation out of a recession? |
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cut taxes
increase government spending
increase the money supply
decrease regulations |
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| What is the purpose of a Tariff? |
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raise money for the government
protest domestic industries from foriegn competition |
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| An economic system where the mens of production are privately owned and nearly all decisions are made by individual buyers and producers. |
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| what are the primary factors of production/ |
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land
labor
capital
enterpreneurship |
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| what different roles does the president fill? |
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cheif executive
command and cheif
cheif diplomat
legislative leader
cheif of state
party leader |
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