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Flashcards by Celia Kistner, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Celia Kistner
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Amendment | A minor change in a document. |
| Assimilate | To understand fully and take in. |
| Bias | Prejudice against something compared to something else. |
| Bicameral | Having two branches or chambers |
| Blockade | Sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
| Boomtown | A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity. |
| Capitalism | A political system in which a countries trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit rather than by the state. |
| Captain of industry | A business leader whose purpose was not only for himself but to help others. He's pays his workers fairly and gives back. |
| Checks and balances | Balancing decisions by which a system is regulated to make sure political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals |
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