Ec-6 Texes 191

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to produce a good citizen

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What is the basic purpose of social studies?

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informed
reasoned/decisions

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Purpose of Social studies

Help young people develop the ability to make ____ and ____ _____ for the public good, as citizens of culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world

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socialization

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is a process by which humans learn the expectations society has for their behavior in order for them to successfully function within that society

gains sense of belonging, with common ideals and behaviors, occurs in childhood

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social Development

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*Awareness of peers but a lack of concern for their presence
*intense interest in their peers
*productive, positive social and working relationships with one another
*ability to work and relate effectively with peer contributes to a child's sense of competence

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1. develop cognitive ability
2.promote peer interaction
Simulations (Study situation, event. student can take role of people that were part of that event)

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Learning strategies
Small group cooperative learning activities what does it develop?

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causality

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Basic Category of Human thinking

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conflict

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ideas, principles, values or claims

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Bias

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prejudice or predisposition

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Identity

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self understanding of groups

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nation-state

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political entity

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culture

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customs of a group

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socialization

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how we learn expectation

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:• Commander of Continental Army in Revolutionary War

• First official US President

• The Residence Act of 1790 (authorized President to select the specific location of the permanent seat of the government).

• Responding with troops during the Whiskey Rebellion

• Jay Treaty (normalized trade relations with Britain)

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George Washington's accomplishments

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1776

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What year was the Declaration of Independence

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learner centered
widening circles of experiences
sharing interest and enthusiasm
additional thinking skills
critical thinking skills
high order thinking skills

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give me 6 instructional strategies

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Inquiry- Based learning

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is student centered and based on John Dewey's philosophy that education begins with the curiosity of the learner. approach to learning whereby students find and use a variety of sources of information and ideas to increase their understanding of a problem, topic, or issue. It promotes investigation, exploration, research, pursuit, and study.

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cooperative learning

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refers to a variety of means of restructuring and the organization of the classroom so that students can learn the content in small mixed ability learning teams.
>small heterogeneous groups
>common goal
>open-ended
>higher-ordered thinking

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Semantic webs (vocab)

Tree diagrams
time lines
flow charts
venn diagrams

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graphic organizers

vocabulary
organization
chronology
processes
compare and contrast

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analytic rubric

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An ______ articulates levels of performance for each criterion so the teacher can assess student performance on each criterion.

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holistic rubric

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a ______ does not list separate levels of performance for each criterion. Instead it assigns a level of performance by assessing performance across multiple criteria as a whole.

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Legislative branch

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What branch makes the laws

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Executive branch

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What branch enforces the laws

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judicial branch

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is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state

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4

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How many terms do governor's serve

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Piney

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Gulf Coastal Plains are very ____.

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Valleys, hill areas

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What do you see in the Prairie Plains?

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mountain region, high plains

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What do you see in the Basin & Range Region?

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Plain and flat treeless, high elevation

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What do you see in the Great Plains?

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open farm/grassland like hills, that seem to run into each other

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What do you see in the Rolling Plains

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Alaska
Mt McKinley

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Where are the tallest mountains in the USA

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Caddo

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What Indians were the most civilized?

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Comanche

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These Indians were warriors, hunted buffalo, made weapons, tents, were nomads and lived in teepees

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Jumano

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These Indians were craftmen, agriculture, pottery, jewelry maker, moved a little?

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Lipan Apache

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These Indians would fight Mexicans

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Karankawa & Tonkawa



Tonakawa

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These Indians were primarily fisherman _____ & ____ and
farmers as well _____.

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Buffalo

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The tribe Black Foot hunted ____.

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economics

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The study of how goods, services, and property, distributed, and consumed.
Is about how people meet needs food, shelter, etc

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farming
bartering
factory production

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Economics
In the past historically people have done this in a variety of ways:

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traditional economies

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When one does what his/her father did/
The system was the basis for Neolithic societies and most pre-industrial countries

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subsistence agriculture

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traditional Economics
Today, this system is found in developing countries where ____ ____ (producing just enough for personal survival.) dominates

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Market Economics

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this is synonymous with capitalism and free enterprise.
in this system market (consumers and producers) determine prices and what is produced.

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Command Economies

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this is associated with communism, In this system the government determines prices and what is produced.
Karl Marx is most associated with this system.
Cuba, China, and North Korea are the world's last true communist countries.

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Market economy

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Changing economies
In the industrial revolution led most countries to turn from their traditional economic systems of agriculture to a _____ _____ based upon factory production

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want

need

goods

services

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basic economic concepts

___ an item we desire
____ something necessary for survival
____ things made to be sold
____ work or labor performed for someone

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Scarcity (scarcer something is its worth more)

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is the basis of economics

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suply

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is how much a producer is wiling to produce at a given price

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demand

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is how much consumers are willing to buy at a certain price.

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equilibrium

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the key for producers and consumers is to find the ____ price that will bring in the most consumers at a level that will be beneficial to producers.

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cottonseed, oil, flour milling, timber, meat packing and mining

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In the late 1800 what were the leading industries in the Texas economy.

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Cottonseed oil, petroleum refining and related industries, meat packaging and flour milling

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In the 1940s what were the leading industries in the Texas economy.

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Agribusiness, petrochemical, biomedical, defense and information technology

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Current what are the leading industries in the Texas economy.

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mercantilism

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colonies exist solely for the benefit of the mother country

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free-market capitalist
free enterprise

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Adam Smith is often touted as the world's first . While that designation is probably a bit overstated, Smith's place in history as the father of____________ modern economics and a major proponent of laissez-faire economic policies is quite secure

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Adam Smith

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1776 book the Wealth of Nations explored what made some countries more economically successive than others. Major finding countries that were more successful had limited government involvement in basic economic decisions.
The lack of government decision making was coined "laissez faire" in most western economies

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let it go, no affair

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what is laissez faire?

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changing cycle

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Supply and demand is a constantly ___ ____.

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monopoly

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is one producer or business that emerges to control an entire market

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John Mynard Keynes

Keynesian

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major modern economic capitalist philosopher was ___.

____ economics is a driving factor behind US monetary policy.

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monetary policy

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the government controls the supply of money through determining interest rates.

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fiscal policy

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a way to increase or decrease the money in circulation is through ____

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Congress/ President

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Fiscal Policy is determined by ___ and the ___ concerns levels of taxes and spending by the federal government. Its more politically motivated

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Consumer price index

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Economic Indicators
measures the price of the most commonly used items. These include food, housing, clothing, and food. If the value of these items increases, then the cost of living goes up. If the value of these items decreases, then the cost of living goes down

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Inflation

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Economic Indicators
a dollar doesn't buy what it used to, As prices increase and wages stay the same, the value of the currency decreases and the price of the item increases

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Gross Domestic Product

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Economic Indicators
is the value of all final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a year. These are the best indicators as to how a country is doing. if its strong it indicates strong economy

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per capita income

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is computed when we take all the reported income (wages, stock, dividends, other investments, etc) and divided by the total number of workers

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unemployed rate

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is measured by determining how many people are unemployed but are actively looking for work

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underemployed

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working part-time or lower paying job while looking for a fulltime or a higher paying job

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credit unions

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different from banks in that all members (account holders) they receive loans at a lower interest rate and they earn higher interest of their accounts

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free enterprise system

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through banks and credit unions individuals and businesses can save, invest, and borrow money. These functions are vital to our _________________.

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savings account

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these accounts are most secure, with the government insuring most accounts up to $100,000 but these investments yield the lowest rate of return (normally less than 1%)

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Bonds

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these are investments where individuals where "loan" government entities (school, district, local and state governments and federal treasury) money. Very secure (very few gov go bankrupt) and the interest rates are more higher than most savings accounts, but most bonds don't mature (pay back) until several years.

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stocks

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these are actual investments in publicly traded corporations (think wall street) these investments can be very risky (companies can go bankrupt and investigators can lose money) but the return can be high (you might invest in the next Microsoft)

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1890 Sherman Antitrust Act

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Anti Trust Legislation
_______ said that to hinder competition was illegal law against monopolies that hindered competition or made competition impossible.

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1914 Clayton Antitrust Act

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outlawed price discrimination-charging different customers different prices for the same product.

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tariffs

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____ are taxes on goods that are imported.

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GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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is an international set of guidelines that are used to encourage trade between countries. Sets guidelines for tariffs

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exchange rates

countries with lower exchange rates can export more goods

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refers to how much one country's currency is worth in relation to another country's currency.

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free trade

countries have free trade agreements goods are exchanged without tariffs

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refers to when goods can be exported and imported without tariff. Tariff are taxes on imported goods and often are used to protect domestic businesses.

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NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement

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____ the free trade agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico

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Foundation of our capitalistic/free enterprise system

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American economy is based upon the profit motive (people want to make money), voluntary exchange (consumers choose to buy and sell), private property rights, and competition.

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Sole proprietorship

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is where one individual owns a business (think a small non-franchise diner) One person is responsible for financing and managing the business. A disadvantage is that the only capital (money for the business) available is what one person can secure, it can also be sued personally for such things as accidents in his/her business

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partnership

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2 or 3 people join to open a business together. a benefit to this type of business is that all in the partnership can share the financial resources and risks. Disadvantages includes loss of autonomy (one has to get partner to agree) and the fact that the partners could still be held personally liable for accidents in the business

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corporation

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normally has several initial investors and organizes a formal organization. They choose a name and the business really becomes a second entity. you have to be registered with the state and owners are not held personably liable in civil cases

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War

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___ is good on a country economically.

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purpose of government

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maintain social order
provide public services
to provide national security and public defense
provide economic system

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democracy

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political control is exercised by all people either directly or indirectly

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oligarchy

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only a few powerful individual hold the power

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totalitarianism

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one political group maintains complete control under a dictatorship

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monarchy

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single person is head of the state

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Checks and balances

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Each branch has some type of control

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coinage
commerce
copyright
elastic
full faith and credit
supremacy

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make money
regulate commerce
authors and inventors
power to pass all laws
states must recognize the laws of other states
law of the land

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Amendment I

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Freedom of speech and religion

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Amendment II

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Right to bear arms

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Amendment III

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Limits Quartering of Soldiers

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Amendment IV (4)

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search and seizure

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Amendment V (5)

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right to trial (Miranda act)

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Amendment VI (6)

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right to speedy trial

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Amendment VII (7)

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Right to trial by Jury

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Amendment VIII (8)

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Cruel and Unusual punishment

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Amendment IX (9)

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Other rights not specified

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Amendment X (10)

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States Rights

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Amendment XIII (13)

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Forbids slavery

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Amendment XIV (14)

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Citizenship

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Amendment XV (15)

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Right to vote: Black men

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Amendment XIX (19)

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Right to vote: women

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Marbury vs Madison (1803)



Dred Scott vs Sandford (1857)

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Declaration of Unconstitutionality



Blacks/slaves are not protected by the constitution

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Plessy vs Ferguson (1896)



Brown vs Topeka Board of Education (1954)

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Separate but Equal Racial Segregation



Segregation in Education creates inequality

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Mapp vs Ohio (1961)



Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)

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evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible



right to an attorney

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Miranda vs Arizona (1966)




Roe vs Wade (1973)

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right to remain silent




law restricting abortions are unconstitutional

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American Bald Eagle
Great Seal
America Flag
State Liberty (given from France)
National Anthem
American the Beautiful
Liberty Bell- (Philadelphia)
Pledge of Allegiance
Uncle Sam

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what are symbols of the US