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13 Cards in this Set
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Parliament
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The lawmaking body of the United Kingdom
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Representative
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A person who represents, or speaks for, a group of people
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Constitution
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A set of laws that describes how a government works
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Constitutional Monarchy
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A government in which a monarch is the head of state but has limited powers
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Philosophy
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A system of ideas and beliefs
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Welfare State
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A country in which many services and benefits are paid for by the government
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National Debt
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The amount of money a government owes
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Basilica
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A Roman Catholic church that has special, high status because of its age or history
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Manufacturing
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The process of turning raw materials into finished products
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Land reform
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The process of dividing large properties into smaller ones
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Holocaust
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The mass murder of six million Jews
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Reunification
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The process of becoming unified again
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Standard of Living
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The level of comfort in terms of the goods and services that people have
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