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15 Cards in this Set
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What does the fifth amendment prohibit?
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the national government from acting in an unfair manner
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What does the fourth amendment do?
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prohibits state and local governments from acting in an unfair manner
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Supreme Court has ex.the due process clause to protect the freedom of the __ _ ___
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Bill of rights
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What are economic concepts
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making choices on how to use resources,decide ownership of res. ,est. markets of res.
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What is production?
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the combining of human natrual and capital goods to make a good or service
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What factor dicides what kind of economy you have?
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how much government involvment there is
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What are the charecteristics of free market?
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profit,competition,consumer sovereignty,indiv. choice, provate ownership of property
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What are the charecteristics of a command economy?
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central ownership of property
centrally planed economy lack of consumer choice |
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What are the characteristics of a mixed economy?
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make choices for private sect
or,gov. makes choices for pub sector,most common today |
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What type of economy does the US have
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mixed
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what are the three types of business ownership?
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proprietorship, partnershship,
corporation |
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what is the entrpeneur?
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the person who takes the risk in search of profit, establishes any of the 3 bus.
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describe the economic flow
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individual makes $,indi.uses $ to buy res. from bus.,they use $ to buy more resources
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What are three important government agencies that check up on businesses?
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federal trade commison
federal communtication comm. environmental prot. agency |
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how does the government promote competition?
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discouragr monopolies and trusts,engages international trade, support starting bus.
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