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SS Core Concepts 2
Core Concepts 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political Party | a group that supports candidates for public office |
| Interest Group | a group that seeks to influence public policy on certain issues |
| Citizen | a legal member of a country |
| Civic Life | activities having to do with one's society and community |
| Civic Participation | taking part in government |
| Federal System | power is divided among central, regional, and local government |
| Unitary System | a central government makes laws for the entire country |
| City- State | an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| Empire | a state containing several countries |
| Nation- State | a state that is independent of other states |
| State | a region that shares a common government |
| Democracy | a form of government in which citizens hold political power |
| Monarchy | a form of government in which the state is ruled by a monarch |
| Authoritarian | a government in which all power is held by a single person or a small group |
| Communism | a political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions (part of authoritarian) |
| Tyranny | unjust use of power |
| Government | a group of people who have power to make and enforce laws for a country or area |
| Constitution | a system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized |
| Unlimited Government | a government structure in which there are no effective limits on government actions |
| Limited Government | a government structure in which government actions are limited by law |
| Trade | the exchange of goods and services in a market |
| Domestic Trade | all of the the buying and selling that takes place within a country |
| International Trade | buying and selling with foreign producers and consumers |
| Exports | goods and services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders |
| Imports | goods and services sold in a country that are produced in other countries |
| Tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
| Trade Barrier | a government policy or restriction that limits international trade |
| Free Trade | the removal of trade barriers |
| Traditional Economy | an economy in which people make economic decisions based on their customs and habits |
| Market Economy | an economy in which individual consumers and producers make economic decisions |
| Command Economy | an economy in which the central government makes all economic decisions |
| Mixed Economy | an economy that combines elements of traditional, market, and command economic system |
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