October Vocabulary

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mercantilism

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a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals. It is often considered an outdated system.

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nationalism

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devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation

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republicanism

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the principles of a theory of government in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by representatives they elect directly or indirectly and by an elected or nominated president

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indigenous

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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

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manorialism

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an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval, western, and parts of central Europe and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market.

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capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

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bicameral

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having two branches or chambers, U.S. congress is bicameral because there is the Senate and the House of Representatives

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de facto

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actually existing, especially when without lawful authority (there was de facto segregation in many parts of the South prior to the Civil Rights movement even though there may not have been actual laws in place to enforce it)

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liberalism

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a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution

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treaty

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a formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade