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GOV EXTRA CREDIT
FINAL study guide flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| republic | a government in which citizens elect people to speak and act for them |
| naturalization | the act of giving fill citizenship to a person born in another country |
| elastic clause | a part of the constitution that gives congress power to make laws as needed |
| coalition | a group of several political parties |
| party platform | a statement of ideas, policies, and beliefs of a political party in an election |
| ward | a section in a city |
| capitalism | an economic system in which people and businesses own and control production; also called market economy |
| mercantilism | an economic system based on the idea that a country becomes strong by having wealth and control of the market |
| recall | process of removing a public official from office by voting |
| gerrymandering | to making voting districts that are unfair to a political party |
| aliens | a person who comes to live in a new country |