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20 Cards in this Set
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What allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day. (p.297)
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absentee ballot
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A program intended to make-up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and other opportunities. (p.222)
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affirmative action
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Who is an official that represents a country's government? (p. 222)
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ambassador
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Any change in the Constitution (p.82)
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amendment
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When a group of people is pardon (p.217)
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amnesty
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The yearly cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed. (p. 547)
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Annual percentage rate (APR)
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Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution. (p. 78)
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Anti-Federalists
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Legislation to prevent new monopolies from forming and police those that already exist. (p. 633)
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antitrust laws
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These courts review decisions made in lower district courts. (p. 244)
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appeals court
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Legislation earmarking funds for certain purposes. (p.677)
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appropriation bills
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A program that when needed provides benefits to offset a change in people's incomes. (p.692)
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automatic stabilizer
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The difference between the value of a nation's exports and its imports (p.712)
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balance of trade
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The list of candidates on which you can cast your vote. (p.296)
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ballot
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A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses. (p.67,177,351)
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bicameral
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A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court. (p.188)
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bill of attainder
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People elected by the shareholders of a corporation to act on their future. (p.604)
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board of directors
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The refusal to purchase certain goods or services. (p.52)
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boycott
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Complex system with many departments, many rules and many people in the chain of command. (p.157)
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bureaucracy
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A group of advisers to the president that includes the heads of 15 top-level executive departments (p.226)
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cabinet
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A system in which private citizens own the factors of production. (p.500)
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capitalism
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