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13TH AMENDMENT

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ABOLISHED SLAVERY

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14TH AMENDMENT

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RIGHTS TO CITIZENS

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15TH AMENDMENT

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GAVE AFRICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS TO VOTE

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16TH AMENDMENT

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RIGHT TO LEVY TAXES

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17TH AMENDMENT

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ALLOWED VOTERS OF EACH STATE TO ELECT THEIR SENATOR

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18TH AMENDMENT

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PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL

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19TH AMENDMENT

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WOMENS RIGHT TO VOTE

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PLESSY V FERGUSON

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SEPERATE BUT EQUAL

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DRED SCOTT V SANFORD

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ISSUES DEBATED OVER SLAVERY EXPANSION

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MARBURY V MADISON

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ESTABLISHED JUDICIAL REVIEW- DECISION GAVE COURT ABILITY TO STRIKE DOWN UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

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MCCULLOCH V MARYLAND

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ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (IMPLIED POWERS FEDERAL SUPREMACY)

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GIBBONS V OGDEN

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GIVES GOV A MUCH BROADER BASE TO REGULATE ECONOMIC TRANSACTION

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DRED SCOTT V SANFORD

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ISSUES DEBATED OF SLAVERY EXPANSION, FURTHERUED FLAMES OF CIVIL WAR

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BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION

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OVERTURNED PLESSY V FERGUSON AND LAYED GROUND CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND INTEGRATION ACROSS COUNTRY.

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ROE V WADE

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ABORTION RIGHTS

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MIRANDA V ARIZONA

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MIRANDA RIGHTS

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OPPORTUNITY COST

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THE CONCEPT IS THAT THE COST OF AN ACTIVITY IS NOT THE MONETARY LOSS OF A PERSON RECEIVES BUT RATHER WHAT COULD THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN SPENT ON.

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TEXAS CONSTITUTION

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ONLY GIVE LIMITED POWERS TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT

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TOPOGRAPHIC

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DISPLAYS LARGE DETAILS, FEATURES OF THE GROUND

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SENECA FALLS 1848

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FIRST WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTION, TO CALL ATTENTION TO WOMEN’S GRIEVANCES ABOUT BEING DEPRIVED OF SOCIAL, CIVIL, RELIGIOUS RIGHTS.

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MILITARISM

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WHERE COUNTRIES BUILD UP THEIR ARMED FORCES

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ALLIANCES

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AGREEMENTS DEVELOPED BETWEEN COUNTRIES

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IMPERIALISM

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WHERE ONE COUNTRY TAKES OVER ANOTHER AREA.

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NATIONALISM

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WHICH IS A STRONG DEVOTION TO ONE’S OWN COUNTRY

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MEXICAN REVOLUTION

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1910-1940 SOUGHT TO END 34 YEAR TERM OF PORFIRIO DIAZ

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COLD WAR

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NON VIOLENT

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THEMATIC MAP

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VOTING AREAS

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ECONOMIC/RESOURCE MAP

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DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES

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CLIMATE MAP

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TEMP OF MAP

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TOPOGRAPHIC

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CHANGES IN ELEVATION, MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS

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POLITICAL MAP

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BOUNDARIES OF COUNTRIES AND MAJOR CITIES

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CON COLD WAR

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  • REFERS TO POLITICAL TENSION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SOVIET UNION AFTER WORLD WAR 2
  • BOTH THREATENED THE USE OF NUMBER WEAPONS
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JONAS SALK

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INVENTED POLIO VACCINE IN 1955

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FACTOR MARKET

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THE LABOR MARKET

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FACTORS OF PRODUCTION

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LAND, LABOR, CAPITAL, AND ENTERPRENUERSHIP

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MICROECONOMICS

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STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR DECISIONS

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MACROECONOMICS

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DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

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TEXAS ANNEXATION

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LEAD TO MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR B/C- MEXICO DID NOT RECOGNIZE TEXAS AS AN INDEPENDENT STATE

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NATURAL RIGHTS

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BELONG TO AN INDIVIDUAL W/NO REQUIREMENTS

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SPINDELTOP OIL DEMRICK

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BIG ECONOMIC SHIFT IN TEXAS IN 1900S

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PANAMAL CANAL

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WATER ROUTE FROM PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC OCEAN

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DARK AGES

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THE CULTURE EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION

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CABEZA DE VACA

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1ST EUROPEAN TO EXPLORE THE LAND OF TEXAS

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45
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POST CIVIL WAR HISTORY

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WRITTEN LANGUAGE 3100 BCE
PRINTING PRESS MOVABLE 1439- JOHANNES GUTENBERG
STEAMTRAINS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INTRODUCED IN ENGLAND IN 1804
AUTOMOBILES HENRY FORD 1913
PLANES 1903 ORVILLE WRIGHT
TELEGRAPH SAMUEL MORSE 1865
RADIO 1920S
TELEVISON FIRST BROADCAST 1939, WIDESPREAD US 1950S
INTERNET ESTABLISHED BY MILITARY DURING COLD WAR
MADE PUBLIC IN EARLY 1990S
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMONPLACE 2010

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THE ABOLITIONISTS

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BELIEVED SLAVERY WAS IMMORAL AND WORKED TO OVERTURN IT. THEY WROTE PAPERS HELPED ESCAPE SLAVES ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND SAME INCITED REBELLIONS.

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TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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SIGNED “JUNE 28TH, 1919 OFTEN CALLED GREAT WAR OR WAR TO END ALL WARS.

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THE GREAT DEPRESSION

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OCT 29,1929
STOCK MARKET CRASHED, BLACK TUESDAY
BY 1933 UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AT 25%

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DUST BOWL

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CAUSED FARMS TO LOSE THEIR LAND AND MOVE TO EAST/WEST COASTS

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THE NEW DEAL

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DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT MADE ECONOMIC POLICIES KNOWN AS THE NEW DEAL
-3R'S 
RELIEF- FOR UNEMPLOYED/POOR
RECOVERY- OF THE ECONOMY
REFORM- THE FINANCIAL
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FACISM

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A THEORY OF STRONG, CENTRALIZED SINGLE-PARTY GOVERNANCE, WHICH BECOME DOMINANT IN GERMANY, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL, WAS COUPLED WITH RACIST POLITICS.

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COMMUNISM

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A THEORY THAT WORKING CLASS (PROLETARIATS) MUST UNITE AND CONTROL THEIR OWN MEANS OF PRODUCTION, TOOK OVER RUSSIA (AS THE SOVIET UNION) AND ABOLISHED AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.

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COLD WAR-

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NON VIOLENT, W/SOVIET UNION DURING WHICH TIME THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MILITARY TECHNOLOGY WAS KEY TO MAINTAINING THE UNITED STATES STATUS AS A WORLD SUPERPOWER.

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TRIANGULAR TRADE

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BETWEEN AMERICAS, EUROPE AND AFRICA

GREAT BRITIAN FLAG NEVER FLEW OVER TEXAS

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GREAT RIVER VALLEYS

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THE NILE, INDUS RIVER, TIGRESS AND EUPHRATES RIVER (FORMING FERTILE CRESCENT)

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SILK ROAD

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RAN FROM CHINA THROUGH AFGHANISTAN INTO PERSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE.
WAS A LONG TRADE ROUTE SYSTEM THAT OPENED TRADE (BOTH GOODS AND IDEAS) BETWEEN EUROPE, THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST, AND THE FAR EAST.

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THE CRUSADES

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FUELED BY RELIGIOUS REASONS IT CAUSED THE EXCHANGE OF GOODS AND IDEAS.

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THE ROMAN EMPIRE

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WAS TOO LARGE TO EFFICIENTLY OPERATE, SPILL IN 285 C.E AND ITS SUCCESSOR STATES SLOWLY DECLINED FOR THE NEXT THOUSAND YEARS

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ROMAN EMPIRE

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ESTABLISH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, WHICH WOULD. GROW TO BE THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL INSTITUTION IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE.

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RENAISSANCE

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THE REBIRTH A TIME OF SIGNIFICANTLY RENEWED INTEREST IN THE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS (GREECE AND ROME)

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COPERNICUS

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IDEA THAT THE UNIVERSE IS HELIOCENTRIC

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GALILEO GALILEI

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EXPANDED ON COPERNICUS, TELESCOPE

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FRANCES BACON

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND THE USE OF EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

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RENE DESCARTES-

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REVISED THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD; IDEA OF DEDUCTIVE REASONING

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ISSAC NEWTON

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REVOLUTIONIZED MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, DEFINING THE LAW OF GRAVITY AND LAWS OF MOTION

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SAM HOUSTON

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PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC/SERVED AS SENATOR AND GOV OF TEXAS.

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ANN RICHARDS

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FEMALE GOV OF TEXAS

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OLMEC

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CIVILIZATION, THE FIRST MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATION INVENTED THE LONG COUNT CALENDER, WRITING SYSTEM AND IS REMEMBERED FOR THE EXCELLENCE OF THEIR STONE CARVINGS.

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TOLTEC

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KNOWN FOR SKILLS IN METAL AND POETRY WORKS

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TEOTIHACON CIVILIZATION

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KNOWN FOR MONUMENTAL PYRAMIDS, TEMPLES AND ROADS.

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MAYAN

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KNOWN FOR STAIR STEP TEMPLES, DETAILED CARVINGS, HAD ADVANCED WRITINGS AND MATHEMATICS.

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NORTHWEST PASSAGE

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WATER ROUTE THROUGH NORTH AMERICA TO THE PACIFIC TO TRADE W/ASIA.

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JACQUES CARTIER

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LED THE EXPLORATION, FOUND 3 MAJOR COLONIES: QUEBEC, LARGE TERRITORY OF LOUSIANA, AND FRENCH WEST INDIES.

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ENGLISH EXPLORATION

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LED BY SIR FRANCIS DRAKE - DEFEATED SPANISH AMERICA

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DUTCH EXPLORATION

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  • ESTABLISHED COLONIES IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND NEW AMSTERDAM
  • DEVELOPED A MASSIVE TRADING EMPIRE.
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COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

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SWAP OF GOODS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS

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IF A COMMAND ECONOMY CHANGES TO MARKET ECONOMY, WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

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ECONOMY WILL NO LONGER BE CONTROLLED BY THE GOV.

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CATTLE DRIVE

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BARBED WIRE INVENTED AND MADE CATTLE

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IMPACT ON COLD WAR ON TEXAS ECONOMY?

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WAS REFERENCE TO THE SPACE RACE AND HOW IT FUELED OUR ECONOMY IN TEXAS BY DEVELOPING THAT INDUSTRY HERE.

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REASON FOR ANNEXATION OF TEXAS

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NORTH OPPOSED SLAVERY, WHILE THE SOUTH BELIEVED IT WAS RIGHT. Annexing Texas would increase the number of slave states.

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CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR?

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BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
OVER STATE RIGHTS, SECTIONALISM, POWER AND SLAVERY TARIFFS/ECONOMY
(NORTH HAD BETTER ECONOMY THAN THE SOUTH)!

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FEDERALISM

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POWER SHARED BETWEEN NATIONAL GOV. AND THE STATE

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FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

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-CREATED THE “LEND LEASE ACT”
ALSO THE “NEW DEAL” (SOCIAL SECURITY)
-RELIEF, REFORM, RECOVERY (“3R’S)

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ASSEMBLY LINE

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ALLOWS MASS PRODUCTION

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VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES -

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1ST COLONIAL LEGISLATIVE BODY ELECTED BY COLONISTS LOWER SECOND HOUSE.

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BILL OF RIGHTS

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FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION, PASSED BY CONGRESS 1789, INTENDED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE’S RIGHTS

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CULTURAL DIFFUSION

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EXCHANGE OF CULTURAL INFORMATION/LIFE STYLE AMONG PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
EX- WE USE COTTON AND IT COMES FROM INDIA (DEVELOPED)

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CULTURE ADAPTATION

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INTEGRATING INTO A NEW CULTURE

-4STAGES- HONEYMOON, CULTURE, SHOCK, RECOVERY AND ADJUSTMENT (EX-IMMIGRANTS)

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WHY DID PEOPLE LIVE IN THE NILE?

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TO PROTECT FROM ATTACKS

AND AGRICULTURE LIFE

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT

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PILGRIMS PLEDGED BEFORE EMBARKING SHIP, THEY MADE RULES; “JUST AND EQUAL” COMMITMENT TO DIRECT DEMOCRACY

91
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BRANCHES OF GOV

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EXECUTIVE- ENFORCES LAWS- GOV, PRESIDENT, MAYOR, FBI, IRS
LEGISLATIVE- MAKES LAWS- CONGRESS
JUDICIAL- RESOLVES ISSUES- SUPREME COURT

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WHERE IS INDIA LOCATED ON MAP, LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE?

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20 DEGREE NORTH AND 77 DEGREE EAST

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COMMAND ECONOMY

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GOVERNMENT CONTROLS THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM. IT’S A TOLITARIAN SYSTEM (DICTATORSHIP) EX-NORTH KORA AND CUBA

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MARKET ECONOMY

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WHAT IS BEING PRODUCED DETERMINED BY SELECT PEOPLE AND BUSINESS (GOV. MAINLY STAYS OUT OF IT)
(US HAS A MARKET ECONOMY)

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MAGNA CARTA

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THE GREAT CHARTER: THE GOV AND KING IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW

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MANIFEST DESTINY

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(WESTWARD EXPANSION) FIRST WAS DEMOCRATIC SLOGAN BUT THEN EMBRACED LATER BY REPUBLICAN. AMERICANS BELIEVED IT WAS THE COUNTRYS DESTINY TO STRETCH FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO PACIFIC

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COLD WAR

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BETWEEN US AND SOVIET NONVIOLENT LASTED TILL 1991

98
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GEORGE MASON AND JAMES MADISON

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BOTH FEDERALISTS

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GEORGE MASON

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KNOWN FOR THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS AND VIRGINIA BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTION

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JAMES MADISON

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MADE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION BY WRITING THE FEDERALIST’S PAPERS. KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION.

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STEPHEN AUSTIN

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“FATHER OF TEXAS”

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BATTLE OF THE ALAMO

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SANTA ANNA AND HIS ARMY WON AND KILLED 300 MEN DEFENDING THE ALAMO.

103
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TARIFF

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TAX ON PROGRESS

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GDP

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT- ESTIMATE STANDARD OF LIVING. THINGS THAT CHANGE IT- PHYSICAL CAPITAL

  1. HUMAN CAPITAL
  2. NEW TECHNOLOGY
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MAJORITY RULE

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AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN HALF A GIVEN NUMBER

106
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MINORITY RIGHTS

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LESS THAN HALF OF A GIVEN NUMBER

107
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CONSENT OF THE GOVERNMENT

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WHEN PEOPLE AGREE TO ESTABLISH AND ABIDE BY A GOVERNMENT

108
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

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IDEA THAT AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION COMES FROM THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY SOURCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT’S POWER.

109
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DUE PROCESS

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JUDICIAL REQUIREMENT THAT LAWS MAY NOT CONTAIN PROVISIONS THAT RESULT IN UNFAIR OR UNREASONABLE TREATMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
A. REQUIRES NOTICE TO A PERSON THAT THEY ARE ACCUSED OF DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO TAKE ACTION.
B. GIVES THE PERSON THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD CONCERNING THE ACCUSATION OF WRONGDOING.

110
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LIMITED GOVERNMENT

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PRINCIPLE THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT ALL-POWERFUL AND IS RESTRICTED IN WHAT IN IT MAY DO.

111
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BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: BICAMERAL, OR TWO-CHAMBER, CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHOSE MEMBERS SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND THE SENATE WHOSE MEMBERS SERVE SIX-YEAR TERM. MAKE THE LAWS.

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GREAT COMPROMISE

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DECISION TO HAVE A BICAMERAL CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BASED ON THE POPULATION OF THE STATE. THE SENATE HAS TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH STATE.

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CHECKS AND BALANCES

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ALLOWS EACH BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHECK OR LIMIT THE POWER OF EACH OF THE OTHER BRANCHES.

114
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POLITICS

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EFFORT TO CONTROL OR INFLUENCE THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT

115
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POLITICAL PARTIES

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GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO TRY TO GET OTHERS TO AGREE WITH THEIR IDEAS AND ELECT LEADERS WHO AGREE WITH THEIR IDEAS. REPUBLICAN/ DEMOCRAT.

116
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PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

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WRITTEN BY FRANCIS BELLAMY

117
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STAR SPANGLED BANNER

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AMERICA’S NATIONAL ANTHEM

118
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PAYING FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES

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FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON MILITARY, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AGRICULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, AND VETERAN BENEFITS.

119
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NATIONAL BIRD:

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BALD EAGLE

1. TEXAS BIRD: MOCKINGBIRD

120
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NATIONAL FLOWERS

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ROSE

1. TEXAS FLOWER: BLUEBONNET

121
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NATIONAL MOTTO

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“IN GOD WE TRUST”

1. TEXAS MOTTO: FRIENDSHIP

122
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LIBERTY BELL

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SYMBOL OF LIBERTY, IN PHILADELPHIA

123
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STATUE OF LIBERTY

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SYMBOL OF LIBERTY OF PHILADELPHIA

124
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UNCLE SAM

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NICKNAME OF THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

125
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SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS

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PHRASE THAT DESCRIBES THE 6 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE CONTROLLED THE STATE OF TEXAS

126
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SAN JANCINTO MONUMENT

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570-FOOT SHAFT. DEDICATED TO THE HEROES OF THE BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO AND THE TEXAS REVOLUTION.

127
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MONUMENT RUSHMORE

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SOUTH DAKOTA, CARVED INTO GRANITE FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN ARE SCULPTURES OF THE HEAD OF 4 PRESIDENTS: GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

128
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TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY

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MARCH 2 TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS SIGNED

129
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CONSTITUTIONAL DAY

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SEPTEMBER 17, COMMEMORATED THE FORMATION AND SIGNING OF THE CONSTITUTION

130
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CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK

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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17, TEACHING OF THE COUNTRY’S ORIGIN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS.

131
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ABIGAIL ADAMS

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WIFE OF 2 PRESIDENT AND MOTHER OF 6TH PRESIDENT

132
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JAMES BARKER III:

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POLITICIAN AND STATESMAN WHO SERVED TWO U.S PRESIDENTS: RONALD REAGAN AND GEORGE HW.BUSH

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RUBY BRIDGES: 1 AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD TO INTEGRATE A WHITE SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRANTZ ELEMENTARY.

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ADINA DE ZAVALA AND CLARA DRISCOLL

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MEMBERS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS WHO HELPED PRESERVE THE ALAMO IN SAN ANTONIO

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HENRY B GONZALEZ

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1-HISPANIC U.S REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS

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WALLACE JEFFERSON

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  1. AFRICAN AMERICAN CHIEF OF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
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BARBARA JORDAN

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  1. AFRICAN AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE TEXAS SENATE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION AND 1- AFRICAN AMERICAN SOUTHERN TO BE ELECTED INTO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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DEMOCRACY

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GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN WHICH POLITICAL CONTROL IS EXERCISED BY ALL PEOPLE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. DECISION-MAKING, FEDERALISM MEANS POWER IS SHARED BY STATES AND GOVERNMENTS. BOTH LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, STATE AND FEDERAL, HAVE THEIR AGENCIES AND PASS LAWS THAT AFFECT CITIZENS. LIMITED FORM OF GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE POWER OF GOVERNMENT IS LIMITED BY CITIZENS.

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OLIGARCHY

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FEW POWERFUL INDIVIDUALS HOLD ALL THE POWER.

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TOTALITARIANISM

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ONE POLITICAL GROUP MAINTAINS COMPLETE CONTROL UNDERSTAND DICTATORSHIP AND BANS ALL OTHER POLITICAL GROUPS. GOVERNMENTS POWER HAS NO LIMIT.

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MONARCHY

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ONE SINGLE PERSON IS THE HEAD OF THE STATE.

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HOW TO CREATE AMENDMENTS CURRENTLY 27 AMENDMENTS

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  1. PROPOSED TO CONGRESS OR BY A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CALLED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
  2. MUST BE PASSED THROUGH CONGRESS ON 2/3 VOTES.
  3. GOES TO THE STATES AND IF 3 QUARTERS OF THE STATES APPROVE THE AMENDMENT, IT HAS BEEN RATIFIED AND IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE CONSTITUTION.

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