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SS vocab
Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bicameral Legislature | A lawmaking body made up of two houses or groups |
| Town Meeting | A regularly held meeting for the purpose of taking care of all government business for the upcoming year. |
| Libel | Publishing of statements that damage a person’s reputation (must be untrue). |
| Mercantilism | The practice of creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade. |
| Balance of trade | When a nation exports more than it imports. (favorable). |
| Duties | Taxes on imports. |
| Free Enterprise | Economic competition with little government control. |
| Cash Crops | Crops that are sold for profit (i.e. tobacco, rice, indigo). |
| Slave Codes | Laws used to control slaves. |