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18 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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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. command; |
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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, |
What's unalienable cannot be taken away or denied. Its most famous use is in the Declaration of Independence, which says people have unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
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command |
give an authoritative order. . |
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civic virtue |
Civic virtue is 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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revolution |
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. |
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econimic polocies |
Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting levels of taxation, government budgets, the money supply and interest rates as well as the labor market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy. |
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continental congress |
The 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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mercantilism |
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. |
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intolerable |
The Intolerable Acts were the American Patriots' term for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor. |
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convention |
a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity. |
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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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imposed |
to force on others |
