Dictionary Economy

Goal Uno Brandon Chittick

Aristocracy The government is controlled by the upper class

Double Jeopardy Can’t be accused of the same crime twice

Egalitarianism The belief that all men are born with certain rights

Eminent Domain When the government seizes control of public property for public use

Enlightenment The change from the dark ages to revolution; Philosophical ideas and political thought

Establishment Clause The government can’t make people follow a certain religion

John Locke Thought that people were born with “natural rights” that kings or queens can take away

John Peter Zenger The first to claim," Freedom of the Press!”

Mercantilism Make more than buy

Oligarchy A small group of people control the government

Royal Colony Ruled by the king

Social Contract Theory The implied contract between government and people

Theocracy Government ruled by a religion

totalitarianism The state is more important than the citizens

Virginia Plan The proposal of the three branches

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Appellate Authority to hear the cases that have not been heard yet

Budget deficit Government spends over the amount they collect in taxes

Commute Sentences The presidents ability to shorten sentence times for people in prison He can “mute” the judges original sentence

Concurrent Jurisdiction More than one kind of court has jurisdiction over a certain case

Concurrent Powers The power that is shared among the state and national levels

Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier The right to freedom of the press in school newspapers

The government is created by and subject to, the people Popular Sovereignty

Precedence When the past court cases decides present ones

Whip A job that ensures people voting the way that the leadership wants

Goal Tres

Annexation When a city expands and takes over surrounding, independent areas

Checks and Balances The power of one branch can be held back by another if the situation arises To make sure corruption is less likely

Gerrymandering Redrawing districts for a voting advantage

Incorporated Considered part of a document, but its not actually written in

Metropolis A very long word for very big cities

Redistricting Redrawing districts, usually after national census

Referendum Referring back to the people for a vote to change the constitution

Register of Deeds Important documents are sent here and put on record

Statutes The state laws

Goal Quatro

Two-Party System A two party system is when two main political parties dominate a countries politics

Radical Anyone who is thought to have an extreme view on something

Planks Planks are individual beliefs that a party has For example: Education principles, environmental views, pro life

Liberal Enjoy the benefits of a more involved government

Conservative Enjoy the theory of M.Y.O.B.

Democrat Liberal type political party, but it is not as extreme

Republican More conservative political party, but is less extreme

Sequestered The jury is taken to an isolated area where outside influence will not change the outcome

Compromise A agreement between to parties that make both some what happy

Mediation A meeting where two people get together with a third party to help discuss a compromise

Arbitration The third party that regulates the meeting in mediation

Goal Sinco

Conflict Resolution Ending a quarrel in a fashion where preferably both are appeased

Original Jurisdiction Authority to hear a case first

Appellate Jurisdiction Authority to hear a case after a decision has been made in another court

Exclusive Jurisdiction Only the federal courts can hear the case

Adversarial System A system where the case is argued by both defense attorneys and persecutor’s attorneys

Indictment A formal charge that someone has committed a federal crime

Subpoena Law binding documents commanding a certain person for a hearing

Tort A case that involves reputation, property or business

Writ of Certiorari The power of higher courts to request lower courts to refer their case back to them for review

Filibuster Someone from the senate can talk until they vote “no” to a bill or until colleagues convince others to join the cause

Goal 6

Code of Hammurabi One of the earliest written set of laws written by an ancient Babylon king in the 1800 B.C. era

Moral Code Guidelines that state what is morally right or wrong

Ten Commandments This set of written law influenced all societies with Judaism or Christianity

Magna Carta Put the king under the rule of law and gave certain power to nobles

House of Burgesses First representative body in the New World

Implemented Effectively applied in society

FDA Food and Drug Administration (Regulatory Commissions or Independent Agency) They create regulations to make food consumption safer

Public Hearing The general public may attend because the case concerns local laws etc.

Think Tanks Organization of some kind designed to research, study and provide information about important topics

Monetary Compensation A way to pay for what you did wrong, a payment of some kind

Goal 7

Natural Resource Raw material found in nature that humans need

Capital Any structures and equipment used in production process

Opportunity Cost The value of the alternative that was lost when you made a decision

Immediate gratification Something that you gives you short term, but not long term gratification

Consumer In an economy it is the role of the people who both buy and receive goods and services

Mass Production A production of large quantities of a particular good

Non-Renewable Resource A resource that cannot be replenished in amount of reasonable time

Recycling When materials are reprocessed and used again

Producer In an economy this is a person that makes goods/services

Wants Not a necessity

Goal 8

Traditional Economy Based on societies like African villages

Patent Shorter than copyright and for inventions

copyright Legal right granted to writer, musician, artist, etc to publish something for public use

Law of Demand Consumers will only buy a product that they need or want

Demand How badly people want a product (how often item is bought)

competition Makes two different competitors work harder for a similar goal usually against each other, sports or workforce

Personal income All money received by household

Consumers Tastes Preference of the consumer

Inflation A general rise in prices throughout the market is called “--”

Minimum wage Minimum amount an employer must pay a worker

Goal 9

Prosperity When life seems to be at its best and finances aren’t a problem

National debt The amount of money America owes other countries

Deregulate Stop the regulation of something

Rust belt Northern mid-west states that no longer use the factory or manufacturing jobs

Frost belt New York and higher with the same problem as the rust belt

Sun belt From north Carolina to California and lower ( the place everyone is moving to)

Silicon Valley Hub of American computer industry, located in northern California

Downsizing Lowering amount of workers to compensate for bad economic turns

Human rights The rights that every HUMAN is born with (excludes alien siblings)

Goal 10

Discrimination Unfairly denying opportunities to otherwise qualified individuals because of race, gender etc.

Unemployment When there aren’t enough jobs for the amount of people who want to work

E pluribas Unum From many, to one

Baby boomers Generation born after world war 2

Literate Ability to read and write

liberty The right to live without government involvement

responsibility Everything that depends on you and depends on you to fix or create

Cooperation When two or more people work together to achieve a similar goal

Collaboration When two or more people talk about a similar goal and set guidelines on how to achieve it

Compromise When two people come to an agreement on one thing