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45 Cards in this Set
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Constitution
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written plan of government
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Census |
government's count of the people
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fossil fuel
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fuel formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived thousands of years ago
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democracy |
government in which the people elect representatives to make laws and run the government.
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ideal
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important belief
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region
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large area with common features that set it apart from other areas
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citizen
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member of a country
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Free enterprise
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economy in which people have the right to start their own business and own their property. |
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imigrant
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person who leaves one country to go live in another
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ethnic group
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people who share customs and language
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culture
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the way of life of a group of people
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economy
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system for making and distributing goods and services
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private property
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something owned by individual people or groups
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free enterprise
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an economic system in which people are free to start their own business and own their own property.
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profit
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the money a business has left after it has paid all its cost
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supply
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the amount of a product that is available
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demand
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the amount of a product that people are willing to buy
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export
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a good that one country sells to another country
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import |
a good that one country buys from another country |
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consumer
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a person who buys or uses goods and services
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entrepreneur
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a person who starts a new business, hoping to make a profit
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E Pluribus Unum is a good saying because-
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Americans share many ideals
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The US is so varied because -
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people have moved here from all over the world
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People who come to live in the US from all over the world are called?
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immigrants
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The Pledge of Allegiance is important why?
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because it tells the basic ideals the Americans Share
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A democracy is described as?
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People having the power to make decisions about government
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"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country" reminds people of what?
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their responsibilities as citizens
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People run the government according to
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the US Constitution
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Supply and demand describe- |
how much there is of a product and how much of it people will buy
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Free enterprise system benefits include
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choice of products, choice of spending, choice to start a business
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Why is the country divided into regions?
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to make it easier to study geography
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What do people use land for?
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growing crops building cities raising animals |
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The climate in the southern United States is warmer than in the North because..... |
southern states are closer to the equator
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Fossil fuel is a natural resource used in making....
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energy and electricity
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examples of natural resources
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trees air soil water minerals |
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National parks were created because they are -
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for the benefit and enjoyment of people , help protect the environment and help preserve the land, plants, animals, and other Natural resources
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people from varied backgrounds work together to carry out the responsibilities of Citizenship such as....
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voting, respecting the rights of others, and obeying the laws.
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In a republic people elect reprensentatives to
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make laws and run the government
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In a direct democracy all the voters in a community.... |
get together to make the decisions of what the government should do
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Rights of citizens include......
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freedom of speech and religion right to vote and having a fair trial |
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Responsibilities of citizens include......
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obeying laws respecting the rights of others participating in government |
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through free enterprise entrepreneur Madam C. J. Waler and inventor Thomas Edison were able to do what?
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they were able to start a business and create inventions to make a profit |
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the eastern half of the United States usually receives more precipitation than
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the western half of the country
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a line graph shows ?
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change over time
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a circle graph shows ?
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how the whole is divided into parts
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