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counter-terrorism
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Military and political activities intended to combat terrorism
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grassroots
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People organizing at the local level around the nation
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budget deficit
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Amount by which spending exceeds revenue
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line-item veto
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Used by the president to cancel any individual items within
a spending bill |
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gross domestic product
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Value of all the goods and services produced in a nation in
a year |
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impeach
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To make a formal accusation of wrongdoing against a public
official |
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incumbent
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Candidate that currently holds an office
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Internet
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Worldwide linking of computer networks
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ozone
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Layer of gas that protects life on Earth from the cancercausing
rays of the Sun |
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global warming
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Steady increase in average world temperatures
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terrorism
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Use of violence by groups against civilians to achieve a
political goal |
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coup
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Overthrow of the government
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bankruptcy
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Selling off everything one owns to pay debts
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deregulation
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Cutting the rules and regulations government agencies placed
on businesses |
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federal debt
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Amount of money owed by the government
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glasnost
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Opening Soviet society to new ideas
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perestroika
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Moving away from the government’s near-total control of the
economy to more democracy and local economic planning |
