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World Politics kt, marj, britt
Chapter 6 and 15 vocabulary
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/05/2014

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Cuban Missle Crisis
Definition
The 1962 showdown over Soviet rockets in Cuba
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Foreign Policy
Definition
The way a government deals with the outside world
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Idealism
Definition
Basing foreign policy on moral, ethical, legal, or wolrd-order principles
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Multilateralism
Definition
ex-liberal fovaoring use of force overseas
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National Security Council
Definition
The president's foreign policy coordinating body
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Pentagon
Definition
Defense Department main bulding
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Unilateralism
Definition
Foreign policies wihtout allied help or consultation
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War Powers Act
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The 1973 congressional time limit on president's use of troops in hostilities
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Behavioralism
Definition
Studying humans by empirical evidence, often quantified
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Bailout
Definition
Emergency loan to a country or company in difficulty
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Default
Definition
Country announce it cannot repay its debts
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European Union
Definition
Confederation of most of Europe, began as Common Market in 1957
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Fiscal
Definition
Balance between taxes and government spending
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NATO
Definition
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, defensive alliance formed in 1949
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Quota
Definition
Numerical limit on imports
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Reverse Currency
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Stable, trusted money of a mojor country that is used for international trade
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Tarrif
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tax on imports
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Technocrat
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Unelected governing official, usually a finance expert
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European Central Bank
Definition
The centeral bank responsibe for the monetary system for the European Union and the euro currency
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