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20 Cards in this Set
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Democracy |
Rule by the people |
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Direct democracy |
System in which people govern themselves |
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Representative democracy |
The people choose leaders to govern them |
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Republic |
Government based on representative democracy |
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Limited government |
The principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful |
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Legislature |
A group of people that makes laws |
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Social contract |
An agreement among people in a society with their government |
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Natural right |
A freedom people possess relating to life, liberty, and property |
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Indentured servant |
A worker who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for his or her labor |
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Dissenter |
One who opposes official or commonly held views |
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Economy |
A system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people's needs and wants |
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Cash crop |
A crop produced mainly for sale |
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Plantation |
A large estate |
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Liberty |
The quality or state of being free |
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Proclamation |
An official, formal public announcement |
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Boycott |
To refuse to purchase certain goods or services |
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Repeal |
To cancel a law |
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Smuggling |
The act of importing or exporting secretly, in violation of law and especially without paying duty on goods |
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Delegate |
Representative |
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Duty |
A tax on an imported good |
