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06/01/2016

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Chief of State
Definition
Head of the government
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Chief Legislator
Definition
Proposer of the legislative agenda
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Chief Executive
Definition
Head of the executive branch
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Commander in chief
Definition
Head of the nations armed forces
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Chief diplomat
Definition
Decides america's foreign policies
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Chief of party
Definition
leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
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chief citizen
Definition
representatives of all of the people
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chief administrator
Definition
makes sure the laws and policies are faithfully
Term
Scarcity
Definition
can't satisfy all wants at the same time
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opportunity cost
Definition
the other options you didn't choose
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Chief of State
Definition
Head of the government
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fiscal
Definition
of or relating to the public treasury or revenues:
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financial
Definition
of or relating to those commonly engaged in dealing with money and credit.
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monetary
Definition
of or relating to money
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monopoly
Definition
a business that has no competition
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regulation
Definition
a rule that keeps something under control
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anti trust legislation
Definition
lawws that stops monoplies
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global economy
Definition
worldwide markets where all nations buy and sell goods
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invest
Definition
spend money in the hopes of making even more money
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contract
Definition
an agreement between 2 or more people
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profit
Definition
financial gain
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bicameral
Definition
two houses
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impeach
Definition
to invesgate
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revenue
Definition
income
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levy
Definition
to forcefully add
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execute
Definition
enforce
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veto
Definition
to reject
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ambassador
Definition
a person who officially represents their home government
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cabinet
Definition
the president advisors
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interpret
Definition
explain the meaning of something
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bureaucracy
Definition
a form of organization which involves lots of levels
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due process
Definition
government cant treat you unfairly
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jurisdiction
Definition
the power to hear a court case
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judicial review
Definition
to declare something unconstiutional
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appeal
Definition
asking for your case to be heared by a higher court
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misdemeanor
Definition
less seriou crime
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felony
Definition
more serious crime
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juvenile
Definition
someone under 18
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probable cause
Definition
evidence
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civil case
Definition
court case was not broken
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criminal case
Definition
court case was broken
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lobbying
Definition
influence the government
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public policy
Definition
how the government plans to handle an issue
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officeholder
Definition
elected people into public office
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monitor
Definition
watch
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special interset group
Definition
influence laws on that topic
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political action committee
Definition
handles money
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electorate
Definition
voters
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contributions
Definition
money
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editorial
Definition
an article where they write thier opinions
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