week 6 Flashcards

1
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concurrent powers

A

powers in nations with a federal system of government that are shared by both the federal and state government

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2
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conscription

A

the compulsory draft into the military

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3
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consent of the governed

A

agreement of society for the government to be in charge

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4
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constitutionalism

A

idea that the power of the give should be distributed according to the constitution

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5
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corporation

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type of business in which the money needed to run the company is obtained by selling shares of stock

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6
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coxey’s army

A

group who marched on washington to demand the government to create jobs for the unemployed lead by jacob coxey

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7
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corp-lien system

A

arrangement that sharecroppers offered crops to merchants in exchange for supplies

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8
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demobilization

A

shift from wartime preparations to a peacetime economy

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9
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depression

A

sharp drop in business

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10
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dètente

A

lessening of the military and diplomatic tensions between countries… example: US and Russia after the cold war

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