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51 Cards in this Set
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Magna Carta
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Limited the power of the king
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English Bill of Rights
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Further restricted the monach's power
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Common law
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law made by judges rather than legislatures
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House of Burgesses
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1st representative assembly in the English colonies
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Mercantilism
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Theory that a country's power depends on wealth
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Stamp Act
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Required colonists to pay taxes on all newspapers and legal documents
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3/5 Compromise
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Every 5 enslaved people= 3 free people
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Federalists
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Wanted a strong central government
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Anti-Federalists
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Wanted Bill of Rights
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Gerrymandering
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Drawing districts to make sure that a specific group wins election
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Illegal!!
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Census
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Counts people in area; occurs every 5 years
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Purpose of Cabinet
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Advise President on issues related to their departments
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Legislative Branch in NC
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General Assembly
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Marbury v. Madison
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Judicial review
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Separate but equal IS constitutional
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Separate but equal is NOT constitutional
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Gideon v. Weinwright
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Everyone has a right to a lawyer
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New Jersey v. TLO
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No warrents needed for school
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Can protest in schools
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Legislative Branch (federal)
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-Makes laws
-Handles money -Power of approval and disapproval |
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Executive Branch (federal)
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-Enforces laws
-Treaties -Proposes budgets |
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Judicial Branch (federal)
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-Cases on constitution
-Federal law |
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Sumpreme Court (state)
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Handles death penalties
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Appeals Court (state)
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Makes sure that laws are being followed
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Superior Court (state)
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Deals with felonies and jury trials
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District Court (state)
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Deals with misdemeanors; judge
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District Court (state)
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Deals with misdemeanors; judge
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Zoning
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Land use
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Annexation
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Cities gain more land
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Incorporation
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Becoming a city
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2 ways to become a US citizen
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1. naturalization
2. being born in the US |
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Duty
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Things that you must do
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Taxes, go to school
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Responsibility
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Things that you should do
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Voting, tolerance, patriotic
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Political Party
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Group of people which seeks to achieve common goals in the government
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1st written legal code
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Hammurabi's Code
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3 possible outcomes in a criminal case
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1. guilty
2. not guilty 3. hung jury (can't decide) |
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Want
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Things we don't need to survive but enjoy
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Vacations
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Needs
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Things we need to survive
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Food and water
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Fixed Costs
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Remains the same no matter how much you have
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Variable Costs
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Changes when production changes
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Law of Diminishing Return
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Produce too much until you actually lose profit
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Demand
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Desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service
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Law of Demand
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Quantity demanded and price moves in opposite directions
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Complimentary Goods
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Compliments another good
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Peanut butter and jelly
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Supply
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Various quantities of a good/service that produce willingness to sell
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Law of Supply
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Producers will normally offer more for sale at higher prices and sell at lower prices
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5 Determinates of Demand
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1. buyers
2. income 3. tastes 4. expectations 5. related goods |
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Substitute Goods
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Product that can be used in the price of another good
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Coke or Pepsi
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Price Floor
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Minimum price
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Minimum wage
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Price ceiling
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Maximum price
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Charge for rent
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Inflation
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Too much money in circulation; rise in price; decrease the value of your money
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