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Bemidji HS-Civics
Civics Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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democracy | a government in which citizens hold the power to rule |
direct democracy | a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand |
representative democracy | a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf |
republic | a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers |
limited government | the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful |
legislature | a group of people that makes laws |
social contract | an agreement among people in a society with their government |
natural right | a freedom people possess relating to life, liberty and property |
indentured servant | a worker who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for his or her labor |
dissenter | one who opposes official or commonly held views |
economy | a system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people's needs and wants |
cash crop | a crop produced mainly for sale |
plantation | a large estate |
liberty | the quality or state of being free |
proclamation | an official, formal public announcement |
boycott | to refuse to purchase certain goods or services |
repeal | to cancel a law |
duty | a tax on an imported good |
smuggling | the act of importing or exporting secretly, in violation of law and especially without paying duty on goods |
delegate | a representative to a meeting |