Tundra
Marine
Swamp
Rainforest
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To give more power to the federal government
To strengthen protections of citizens’ individual rights
To fix mistakes the Founders made in the Constitution
To appease the Federalists who insisted on the amendments
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Law
Work
Paper
States
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To allow all citizens to register
To ensure all voting machines work
To elect the president of the country
To choose candidate to run for a party
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The United Nations
The European Union
The League of Nations
The Congress of Europe
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In a direct democracy, there is a president; in a representative democracy, there is not.
In a representative democracy, there is a constitution; in a direct democracy, there is not.
In a direct democracy, citizens can change their vote; in a representative democracy, a vote cannot be changed.
In a representative democracy, citizens elect people to vote for them; in a direct democracy, every person votes.
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Rights given to government officials
Freedoms granted to every human being
Rights given to people who apply and qualify for them
Freedoms granted when a citizen becomes 18 years of age
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Firms
Households
Governments
Banks and credit unions
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Africa and Asia ignored this statement.
Colonies began to petition for independence.
Countries gave up most of their colonies peacefully.
European nations engaged in a scramble for new colonies
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Location
Ecosystem
Natural habitat
Biodiverse location
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Citizens
Police officers
Government officials
Representatives of the president
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Forest
Coral reef
Lake Ontario
Pacific Ocean
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Laos
Russia
Hawaii
Argentina
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Steel
Canals
Textiles
Electronics
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More goods are produced.
There is deflation in the economy.
Price of goods produced increases.
Production is stopped, and resources are placed in a different product.
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It maintained equilibrium between supply and demand.
It became chaotic because of increased unemployment.
It grew stronger because of increased trade opportunities.
It experienced inflation because of the huge expense of financing a ship.
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Electors
Congress
Electorate
Governors
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Stopping further westward expansion
Purchasing land from Native Americans
Setting up governments in new territories
Establishing when the United States would acquire land
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Speaks for the Senate
Represents everyone in Congress
Advises the president on legal decisions
Presides over the House of Representatives
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Forts
Roads
Schools
Governments
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Europe’s economy was strong after the war.
Europe was beginning to recover from the war.
Europe was well on the way to recovering from the war.
Europe’s economy remained badly damaged by the war.
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The Nile River valley provided rich soils and an abundance of fish.
The Amazon River basin provided the necessary ecosystem for survival.
The Indus River valley provided means of transportation for the Egyptians.
The Yangtze River established boundaries between Egypt and North Africa.
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Lincoln didn’t want to alienate loyal states.
Lincoln didn’t want to offend other countries.
Lincoln didn’t want to completely end slavery.
Enslaved people in loyal states were needed for the war effort.
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Citizens meeting to discuss non-political topics
Interest groups spreading their message to the public
Political party members meeting to discuss a campaign
Politicians speaking directly with voters about current issues
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He had given up on finding gold or silver.
He knew the Native Americans wanted them.
They were valuable and would sell well in Europe.
His men needed them for sustenance after the voyage.
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Money
Exchanges
Consumers
Government
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He felt the wealth of the era was unseemly.
He believed that industrialization was a bad thing.
He believed that it was the wealthiest time in history.
He thought that the wealth of the time covered up ugly facts.
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Recycling
Conservation
Sustainability
Going “green”
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To show that they would be efficient workers
To encourage the Spanish to claim the islands
To make sure the Spanish did not attack them
To try to keep other European powers out of the islands
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Trade barriers
Central planning
Entrepreneurial action
Government investment
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They sell more.
Consumers want the best deals.
Supply and demand reach equilibrium.
Production increases, so store supply increases.
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To eliminate slavery in the new territories
To establish standards for new state legislatures
To allow states to develop their own constitutions
To ensure that states followed the federal Constitution
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Correct the problem that caused the failure
Look for new markets and new ways to trade
Direct resources away from extra-small screen production
Determine the cost of production to find a more appealing price
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A responsibility assigned to the legislative branch
A leader who has been elected to office by citizens
A country that has become less powerful over time
A government whose power is limited by a constitution
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Creating a European Union
A return to Nazism in Germany
Embracing Japan as a world power
The possible rise of communism in Western Europe
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Price
Population
Goods and services
Consumer preferences
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To supply raw materials
As a strategic location during war
As a midway point for further exploration
To act as a trading partner with European countries
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It banned the domestic slave trade.
It banned slavery in the Confederacy.
It banned slavery in pro-Union slaveholding states.
It committed to abolishing slavery once the war was over.
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The number of unemployed workers increased.
Urban centers like New York City decreased in size.
A decrease in population led to less demand for goods.
Americans began living in self-sustaining rural communities.
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Real
Cyclical
Nominal
Consumption
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Federal officers training the leaders of state governments
Dividing power between a central government and smaller units
Splitting the power of the federal government into separate branches
Distributing power so that each branch of government monitors the others
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Increase the wealth of others.
Ensure economic prosperity for trading partners.
Reduce the wealth of others by charging for their product.
Rely on the government to create a strong economic system.
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Détente
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
Mutually Assured Destruction
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Federalism
Rule of law
constitutionalism
Popular sovereignty
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The colonization of Africa and Asia
The creation of an alliance system in Europe
The absence of the United States in global politics
The naval arms race between Germany and Great Britain
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Impeaching a president
Declaring a law unconstitutional
Nominating Supreme Court justices
Signing treaties with other countries
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Federalism
Natural rights
Constitutionalism
Popular sovereignty
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A land with territory
An area with government
A land with political goals
A culturally defined group
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