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GED
GED Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abolitionist | a person who wanted to do away with slavery |
| absolute monarchy | authoritarian government in which all authority is held by a king or queen |
| acid rain | type of precipitation made acidic by air pollutants as a result of burning fossil fuels |
| Age of Exploration | the period during which European nations sponsored expeditions by sea to unknown parts of the world (1400s to 1600s) |
| amendment | addition or change to constitution |
| appropriate information | information that supports an idea, generalization or conclusion |
| aristocracy | the highest social class, usually of noble birth, means "rules by the best" |
| arms race | the competition (1950s through the 1980s) between the US and the USSR to develop nuclear weapons |
| Articles of Confederation | the first US constitution (1781-1789) which established a confederation of sovereign states |
| assumption | an idea, theory, or principle that a person believes to be true, something taken for granted and not explained |
| authoritarian | advocating obedience, not allowing personal liberty |
| authority | power to give orders, take action, and command obedience, party having this power |
| balance of trade | the difference between the total value of goods and services exported and the total value of goods and services imported |
| barter system | economic system in which goods and services are exchanged between two parties, rather than being paid for with money |
| bias | a strong opinion held by a person about a topic, often unfairly or without good reason |
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