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35 Cards in this Set
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felony |
federal offensive or crime, worse than misdemeanor |
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profit |
money gained from the consumers |
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veto |
a action of which the President and/or Congress override a denied law to make it a law
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Electoral college |
a group of electors that represent a state's votes 538 total electors in USA 270 total votes needed to win presidency made up of 2 senators & 8 House of Representatives |
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Miranda v. Arizona |
upon arrest your rights must be read to you |
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expressed powers |
powers given to the government specified in the Constitution |
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reserved powers |
powers given to the states specified in the Constitution |
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Legislative branch |
branch of gov't that approves & denies laws |
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standing committee |
permanent congressional committees (EX: Veterans Affairs) |
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conference committee |
discuss and decide on whether or not a proposed bill (before its a law) goes into effect |
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concurrent power |
shared powers among the gov't & the states |
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probable cause |
The police must have ______ to obtain a search warrant from the court. |
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Executive branch |
President branch; executes law and oversees country, can veto laws, enforce military |
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Judicial branch |
enforces law in courts & settles civil disputes to trials for felons |
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county |
a certain division of a state, normally a group of cities |
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Congress |
part of the legislative branch, law making body |
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incentive |
a payment or reward to stimulate growth or improvement |
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cabinet |
President's group of advisors |
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scarcity |
to not have enough of, necessity wise; to be without (think scarce) |
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Law of Demand |
price increases, consumer demand decrease |
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Law of Supply |
supply is dependent of price (EX: raise of iPhone price's means raise of quantity made in Apple manufacturing) |
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misdemeanor |
a minor offensive |
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governor |
an official appointed to govern a town or region
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General Assembly |
a chosen legislative group United Nations composed of delegates from other nations |
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consumer sovereignty |
consumer demand controls the output of products (EX: In 2017, technology is a popular demand which is why more stores are selling electronics.) |
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elector |
voter |
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Board of Supervisiors |
supervises or oversees all US counties |
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public goods |
services & goods provided to the public for free (EX: library) |
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fiscal policy |
government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation's economy |
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monetary policy |
gov't determining the size and rate of growth of the money supply (taxes & bonds) |
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proprietorship |
owner of a business |
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appeal |
a request made by the person on trial to overturn previous ruling made by the judge (EX: Someone is sentenced guilty, he/she appeals their case) |
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due process of law |
fair trial of a citizen through judicial system |
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apportion |
to distribute voting power |
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Federal system |
which a nation is ruled by a central government under which there are smaller subdivisions of government |
