PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS ECONOMICS CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
A person’s cultural heritage or background
Ethnicity
A characteristic of a culture that is passed down from one generation to another
Heritage
To remove the legal and social barriers that separate people
Integration
Any person that attempts to preserve traditions or existing institutions
Conservative
Term for an official that currently holds elected office
Incumbent
The name that refers to the standard directions of North, South, East and West
Cardinal Directions
An activity or business that functions entirely within a state
Intrastate
A map that provides statistical information by means of lines, dots, or shaded areas
Cartogram
Term for the writings of the interpretations of historical events
Secondary Source
Meaning local or city
Municipal
Economic system in which all businesses are owned by the government and private property does not exist
Command
Money or property that is owned by a business
Capital
A required amount
Quota
Money given to a business by the government to help it survive
Subsidy
A fee paid on the value of items brought into the country
Customs Duty
To join together in refusing to sell, buy, or use a product
Boycott
The people that elected officials actually represent
Constituents
The right to vote
Suffrage
A connection to a political party or set of beliefs
Affiliation
Nonviolent oppositions to a law or government policy that entails not complying with the law
Civil Disobedience
When a king or queen rules with total power and authority
Absolute Monarchy
The legislative body of Great Britain, or of any country that uses a similar system of government
Parliament
The chief executive of a parliamentary system
Prime Minister
Government in which power is given to a small group of people
Oligarchy
When a king or queen still rules, but with limited authority
Constitutional Monarchy
1 st ten amendments to the constitution
Bill of Rights
Term for the legislative branch having two houses
Bicameral
The right for a person to propose a law
Initative
Powers that only the national government has
Delegated Powers
Document that was the first attempt to create a government in the U.S.
Articles of Confederation