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22 Cards in this Set
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Naturalization
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To confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen
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Discrimination
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Policy that denies equal rights to certain groups of people
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Prejudice
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an opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason
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Racism
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belief that one race is superior to another
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Foreign Policy
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actions that a nation takes in a relation to other nations
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Nationalism
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Pride in one's country
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Propaganda
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information, ideas, or rumors spread to help or harm a cause
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Allegiance
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The loyalty of a citizen to his or her government.
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Isolationism
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policy of avoiding involvement with other countries.
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Imperialism
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Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries
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Assimilation
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The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture
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Renaissance
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The activity or time of the great revival of art, lit and learning
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National Debt
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Total sum of money the government owes to others.
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Recession
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economic slump that is milder then a depression
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Depression
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Period when business activity slows, prices fall and so do wedges. Unemployment raises
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Production
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creating or manufacturing
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Bias
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Learning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea
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equity
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something that is fair and just
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Inflation
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a raise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
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civil disobedience
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Idea that people have a right to disobey laws the consider to be unjust if their consceinces demand it.
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Civiil rights
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The rights due to all citizens
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Impeachment
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The bring of charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official
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