Informational society

a society in which people make their living from communications and providing related service.

and underlying base or structure for an organization or system.

being mutually dependent; for example, countries trading with each other become dependent on the products of goods from the other country.

the percentage of a loan that must be repaid in addition to paying the principal.

the exchange of good between countries.

an economy in which government minimizes its interference.

false and malicious use of printed words that damage a person's reputation.

statements or arguments based on a false of invalid inference

an economy in which decisions on production and consumption are made by individuals acting as buyers and sellers.

the attacks, often unsubstantiated, by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others on people suspected of being communists during the early 1950's.

the movement of people or animals from one country or region to another.

cultural subgroups in a larger culture.

and economy that combines features of more that one of the traditional, command, and market systems.

a system of government headed by a monarch (such as king, queen, shah, or sultan) whose position is usually inherited.

a policy that involves changing the rate of growth of the supply of money in circulation in order to affect the cost and availability of credit; the rates are established by the Federal Reserve System.

anything used as a medium of exchange.

Multiple perspectives

being able to examine things form different points of view.

a belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights that cannot be taken away of given up.

the fascist regime of Adolph Hitler in Germany.

the value of the next best alternative given up when a choice is made.

Parliamentary democracy

a system of government in which the executive leaders (usually a prime minister and a cabinet)are chosen by and responsible to the legislature (parliament), as well as being members of the legislature, as in Great Britain.

Political action group

a special interest group that organizes to impact public policy.

Post-industrialization

the period after the industrial period in which service, information, and research grew important; generally considered to have begun in the latter part of the twentieth century.

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Question	Answer
Informational society	a society in which people make their living from communications and providing related service.
Infrastructure	and underlying base or structure for an organization or system.
Interdependence	being mutually dependent; for example, countries trading with each other become dependent on the products of goods from the other country.
Interest rates	the percentage of a loan that must be repaid in addition to paying the principal.
International trade	the exchange of good between countries.
Laissez faire	an economy in which government minimizes its interference.
Libel	false and malicious use of printed words that damage a person's reputation.
Logical fallacies	statements or arguments based on a false of invalid inference
Market economy	an economy in which decisions on production and consumption are made by individuals acting as buyers and sellers.
McCarthyism	the attacks, often unsubstantiated, by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others on people suspected of being communists during the early 1950's.
Migration	the movement of people or animals from one country or region to another.
Minorities	cultural subgroups in a larger culture.
Mixed economy	and economy that combines features of more that one of the traditional, command, and market systems.
Monarchy	a system of government headed by a monarch (such as king, queen, shah, or sultan) whose position is usually inherited.
Monetary policy	a policy that involves changing the rate of growth of the supply of money in circulation in order to affect the cost and availability of credit; the rates are established by the Federal Reserve System.
Money	anything used as a medium of exchange.
Multiple perspectives	being able to examine things form different points of view.
Natural rights	a belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights that cannot be taken away of given up.
Nazism	the fascist regime of Adolph Hitler in Germany.
Opportunity cost	the value of the next best alternative given up when a choice is made.
Parliamentary democracy	a system of government in which the executive leaders (usually a prime minister and a cabinet)are chosen by and responsible to the legislature (parliament), as well as being members of the legislature, as in Great Britain.
Perspective	how one views something.
Philosophes	the Enlightenment thinkers.
Political action group	a special interest group that organizes to impact public policy.
Post-industrialization	the period after the industrial period in which service, information, and research grew important; generally considered to have begun in the latter part of the twentieth century.

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