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Week 1 Civics Vocabulary By: Katraviona Benjamin
Civic Literacy Week 1 Vocabulary Words
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Civics
10th Grade
03/15/2021

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Veto:
Definition
a vote that is blocks a decision
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Treaty:
Definition
a written agreement between two or more states or sovereign nations
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Impeachment:
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a written accusation charging a public official with misconduct
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Ratify:
Definition
giving formal consent to a treaty,contract pr agreement
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Revenue:
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an amount of income before any deductions are made
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Expenditure:
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the act of spending money for goods or services
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Vice President:
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an executive officer ranking under the president
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Congress:
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a legislative body that makes the national laws for the United States
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Cabinet:
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a group made up of the heads of executive departments that advises the U.S President
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Incentives:
Definition
rewards that are offered to try to persuade people to take certain economic actions
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Sanctions:
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penalties used to provide motivation for obedience with the law
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Intervention
Definition
action to improve a situation
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Budget:
Definition
a certain amount of money you want to spend
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Confirm/Confirmation:
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information that has been verified
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Appoint:
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assigned a duty
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Nominate:
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a candidate for an award or a honor
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Override:
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the use of one's authority to reject or cancel something
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Resolution:
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a decision to do something to resolve a dispute
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Dispute:
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the act of something coming into a conflict
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Agree:
Definition
having the same opinion about something
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Disagree:
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having a different opinion about something
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Law:
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a system of rules created and enforced by the government
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Vote:
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a choice made by counting people in favor of alternative
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Rules:
Definition
a guide you must follow
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