a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations

a long period of rising stock prices

act of buying stock at great risk w the anticipation that the prices will rise

buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price & borrowing the rest

demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin

persistent & heavy demands by a bank's depositors, creditors, or customers to withdraw money

regular periodic payment to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit

a homeless and usually penniless wanderer

a serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations

projects such as highways, parks, & libraries built w public funds for public use

aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need

to take possession of a property from a mortgager because of defaults on payments

abbreviated term for poliomyelitis, an acute infectious disease affecting the skeletal muscles, often resulting in permanent disability & deformity

a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equals a set of number dollars

closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs

radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain his initiatives

gov. practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually in an attempt to boost the economy

process in which a neutral party hears arguments from two opposing sides and makes a decision that both must accept

method of boycotting work by sitting down at work & refusing to leave the establishment

the act of a leader to change the political balance of power in a nation's judiciary system by appointing judges who will rule in favor of his or her policies

to attempt to resolve conflict between hostile people and groups

role of government to work out conflicts among competing interest groups

something that provides security against misfortune; specifically, gov. relief programs intended to protect against economic disaster

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Chapter 9 & 10 Vocab

U.S. History

Question	Answer
stock market	a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations
bull market	a long period of rising stock prices
speculation	act of buying stock at great risk w the anticipation that the prices will rise
margin	buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price & borrowing the rest
margin call	demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin
bank run	persistent & heavy demands by a bank's depositors, creditors, or customers to withdraw money
installment	regular periodic payment to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit
baliff	minor officer of the courts
hobo	a homeless and usually penniless wanderer
soap opera	a serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations
public works	projects such as highways, parks, & libraries built w public funds for public use
relief	aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need
foreclose	to take possession of a property from a mortgager because of defaults on payments
polio	abbreviated term for poliomyelitis, an acute infectious disease affecting the skeletal muscles, often resulting in permanent disability & deformity
gold standard	a monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equals a set of number dollars
bank holiday	closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs
fireside chats	radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain his initiatives
deficit spending	gov. practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually in an attempt to boost the economy
binding arbitration	process in which a neutral party hears arguments from two opposing sides and makes a decision that both must accept
sit-down strike	method of boycotting work by sitting down at work & refusing to leave the establishment
court-packing	the act of a leader to change the political balance of power in a nation's judiciary system by appointing judges who will rule in favor of his or her policies
mediate	to attempt to resolve conflict between hostile people and groups
broker state	role of government to work out conflicts among competing interest groups
safety net	something that provides security against misfortune; specifically, gov. relief programs intended to protect against economic disaster

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