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35 Cards in this Set
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cabinet |
a group of advisers to the president |
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treasury |
a place where money is stored; the government department that handles money |
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bond |
a document that is proof of money owed |
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interest |
money paid to someone who lends money |
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industry |
related to business and manufacturing |
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political party |
a group that represents a certain political belief |
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affairs |
the day to day business of a person or group |
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disagreement |
a quarrel over something |
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neutral |
not siding with any particular person or group |
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navigation |
travel by water |
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public service |
any job or effort done for the good of the people, such as a government job |
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emerge |
to come into being |
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contribute |
to add or take part in something |
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candidate |
a person who has been elected to run for a political office |
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electoral vote |
a ballot cast by a person who is chosen to vote for the president and vice president |
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arrogant |
showing a feeling of being better than others |
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suffrage |
the right to vote |
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immigrant |
a person who comes to live in a new country |
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alien |
someone who lives in one country but is a citizen of another |
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deport |
to send someone away from a country |
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resolution |
an expression of opinion or intent voted on by a group |
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constitutional |
something that follows the ideas set forth in the Constitution |
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running mate |
a candidate who runs for office with another candidate who is running for a different position |
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electoral college |
a group of people chosen to elect the president and vice president |
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elector |
a person who is chosen to vote for the president and vice president |
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philosophy |
a person's beliefs or way of understanding somehting |
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inaugurate |
to swear someone into office |
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inaugural address |
a speech a president gives to accept the presidency |
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ambassador |
a representative from a country who works out problems with another country |
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negotiate |
to work out a deal |
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acquire |
to gain something by purchasing or taking it |
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resource |
a thing of value, often found in nature, that can be used to do or make something |
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prosper |
to succeed or do well |
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blockade |
something that prevents goods or people from entering a country |
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coercion |
pressure on a person or group to do something |
