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Citizen
Community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it.
Civics
The study of the rights and duties of citizens.
Service Economy
Where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product.
Citizenship
Rights and duties of members of a state.
Absentee Ballot
one that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day.
Acquittal
a vote of not guilty.
Affirmative Action
programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and oppurtunities.
Alien
a noncitizen.
Ambassador
an official representative of a country's government.
Amendment
any change in the Constitution.
Amnesty
a pardon to a group of people.
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.
Anti-Federalists
those who opposed ratification of the Constitution.
Antitrust Law
Legislation to prevent new monopolies from forming and police those that already exist.
Aparatheid
system of laws that seperated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in South Africa.
Apathy
lack of interest.
Appeals Court
a court that reviews decisions made in lower district courts.
Appellate Jurisdiction
the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court.
Appropriations Bill
legislation earmarking funds for certain purposes.
Arbitration
situation in which union and company officials submit the issues they cannot agree on to a third party for a final decision.
Archives
files of older stories.
Arraignment
a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty.
Articles of Partnership
formal legal papers specifiying the arrangement between partners.
At-Large Election
an election for an area as a whole; for example, statewide.
Authoritarian
a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.
Automatic Stabilizer
program that when needed provides benefits to offset a change in people's incomes.
Bail
a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial.
Bankruptcy
inability to pay debts.
Balance of Trade
the difference between the value of a nation's exports and its imports.
Balanced Budget
annual budget in which expidentures equal revenues.
Ballot
the list of candidates on whihc you cast your vote.
Bicameral
a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
Bill of Attainder
a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court.
Board of Directors
people elected by the shareholders of a corporation to act on their behalf.
Bond
contract to repay borrowed money with interest at a specific time in the future.
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Civics Vocabulary.
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Civics Vocabulary.
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2010-05-17T00:06:42Z
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