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civics

chapter 2 vocab

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democracy a government in which citizens hold the power to rule
direct democracy a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand
representative democracy a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern their behalf
republic a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmaker
limited government the principle that a ruler or a government is not all powerful
legislature a group of people that makes laws
social contract an agreement among people in a society with their government
natural rights a freedom people possess relating to life, liberty, and property
indentured servant a worker who contracted with American colonist for food and shelter in return for his or her labor
dissenter one who opposes official or commonly held views
economy a system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services to fulfill people's needs and wants
cash crop a crop produced mainly for sale
plantation a large estate
liberty the quality or state of being free
proclamation an official, formal public announcement
boycott to refuse to purchase certain goods or services
repeal to cancel a law
duty a tax on imported goods
smuggling the act of importing or exporting secretly, in violation of law and especially without paying duty on goods
delegate a representative to a meeting
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