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government2013
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| TAX | a change levied by government on persons/property to meet public needs |
| PUBLIC DEPT | all the money borrowed by the government and not yet repaid the accrued interest on that money also called national debt/fed debt |
| DEFICIT FINANCING | practice funding government by borrowing to make up the difference between government spending and revenue |
| COMMERCE POWER | exclusive power of congress to regulate interstates and foreigntrade |
| COPY RIGHT | the executive legal right of a person to reproduce publish and sell his/her own literary musical/artistic |
| EMINENT DOMAIN | power of a government to take private property for public use |
| PATENT | a license issued to an inventorgrantion the exclusive right to manufacture use or sell his/her invention for a limited period of time |
| NATURALIZATION | the government acquisition of private industry for public use |
| APPROPRIATE | assign to a particular use |
| CENSURE | issue a formal condemination |
| BANKRUPTCY | the legal proceeding by which a bankrupt persons assetsanedis tributes among these to whom he/she owes depts |