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15 Cards in this Set
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détente
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Attempts at relaxing, or easing, international tensions
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balance of power
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Distribution of power among nations to prevent any one nation from
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embargo
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Ban on shipments
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shuttle diplomacy
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Traveling back and forth between the capitals of countries in an effort
to resolve problems and forge lasting peace |
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revenue sharing
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Giving the states some of the revenue earned from federal taxes
for use at the state and local levels |
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affirmative action
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Preference to minorities in jobs where they had previously been
excluded |
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stagflation
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Combination of rising prices and a sluggish economy
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deficit
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Situation in which government spending is greater than
government revenue |
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impeachment
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Constitutional provision to remove a president from office
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amnesty
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Protection from prosecution
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underemployment
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When people work in jobs for which they are overqualified or
that do not use their skills |
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trade deficit
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Value of foreign imports exceeds the value of American exports
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human rights
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Concern that governments around the world grant greater freedom and
opportunity without the threat of persecution or violence |
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apartheid
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Racial separation and economic and political discrimination against nonwhites
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fundamentalist
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Person who believes in strict obedience to religious laws
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