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what is the ability to get other people to do what you want to them   power  
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who gets power and resources in society and how they get power and resources with no violence in return   politics  
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a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people   government  
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power that people recognize as legitimate   authority  
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market determines production, distribution, and price decisions   capitolism  
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the state determines production, distribution, and price decisions; property is government owned   socialist economy  
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government that vests power in the people   democracy  
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the concept that the citizens are the ultimate source of political power   popular sovereignty  
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a government in which decisions are made through representatives of the people   republic  
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author of federalist papers   james madison  
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Created a confederacy giving power to the states   articles of confederation  
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called for ratification of constitution   federalist papers  
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arrangement that assigns judicial, executive and legislative powers   separation of powers  
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allows each branch of government to exercise control of others   checks and balances  
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the provision for the constitution to be changed   amendability  
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ended segregation   brown v board of education  
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not allowed to have quotas on accepting different races in schools   affirmative action  
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says that equal rights ammendment should cover women too   14th amendment  
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supported by law , segregated restrooms, easy to combat   de jure discrimination  
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tradition or habit, neighborhoods, hard to combat   de facto discrimination  
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if you are illegally searched by police the evidence can not be used   exclusionary rule  
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