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19 Cards in this Set
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Violated |
break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement). |
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Civil Liberties |
the state of being subject only to laws established for the good of the community, especially with regard to freedom of action and speech.
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Impose |
force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place. |
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Foreign Recognition |
In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that aforeign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.
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Consent |
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
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Representation |
The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.=
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Independence |
the fact or state of being independent.
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Parliament |
(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
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Unalienable Rights |
in military contexts) having a position of authority.
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Civic Virtue |
morality or a standard of righteous behavior in relationship to a citizen's involvement in society. An individual may exhibit civic virtue by voting, volunteering, organizing a book group, or attending a PTA meeting. The Greek word for virtue is arete, which means excellence.
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Proclamation |
a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
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Revoloutionary |
Engaged in or promoting political revolution.
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Economic |
An economy is an area of the production, distribution, or trade, and consumption of goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location. |
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Continental congress |
also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies which became the governing body of the United States (USA) during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations.
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Mercantillism |
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
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Intolerable |
Unable to be endured. |
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regulate |
control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.
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Convention |
a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity.
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Secure |
fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
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