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Economics – Social Studies StartersPeremptory: not giving someone an opportunity to show why they should not comply.

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Tenacity: Persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired

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Acute: Marked intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions.

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Instill: To impart or teach gradually over a period of time

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Yield: (in Econ) the amount of money that can be expected to be made from an investment.

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Anticipate: To give advance thought, discussion, or treatment

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Approximate: Located close together; nearly correct or exact

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Mediocre: Of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance

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Irascible: Marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger.

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Travesty: To make a feeble or ridiculous imitation

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Incentives--Something that elicits a predictable behavior.

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Consumer--One that utilizes economic goods

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Factors of production--The resources people have for producing goods and services to satisfy their wants.

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Distributor--One that markets a commodity; a wholesaler

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Supply--The act or process of filling a want or need. Also: the amount of a good/service available.

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VOCAB LEGENDX = REDOW = Weak, wont happen againK = not the worst I have ever seenCHECK SYMBOL = goodPERFECT = PERFECT

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Ostracize: To exile or exclude from a group by common consent

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Superfluous: Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; not needed

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Opulent: Showing in great wealth. Amply or plentifully provided for. Having a large estate or property

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Repudiation: Refusing to have anything to do with; to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force

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Lucrative--Producing wealth; Profitable.

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Unit 2 Journal # 1 (goes in binder)Using complete sentences (at LEAST 5):

What would YOU like to learn about in economics that will be useful to YOU?

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Obtuse--Lacking sharpness of sensibility or intellect; difficult to comprehend; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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Subservient--Useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end, subordinate Week 5 Tuesday

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Staunch--To check or stop the flowing of; to stop up

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Conducive--Tending to promote or assist

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Capitalism--An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments, prices, production, and distribution of goods

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Consumer--One that purchases and utilizes economic goods and services

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Census--A count of the population and a property evaluation; a periodic governmental count of population

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Factors of production--The resources people have for producing goods and services to satisfy their wants.

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Distributor--One that markets a commodity; a wholesaler

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Distribution--To divide among several or many; the marketing or merchandising of commodities

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Corporation--A body formed and authorized by law to act as a single person although constituted by one or more persons.

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Costs--The amount or equivalent paid or charged for something; the outlay or expenditure made to achieve an object

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Deflation--A contraction in the volume of available money or credit that results in a general decline in prices

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Earning--To receive as return for work done or services rendered; to bring in by way of return

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Excise tax--A charge on certain goods, such as alcoholic beverages, gasoline, and tobacco products.

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Incentives--Something that incites or has a tendency to incite a specific action

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Monetary policy--Regulation of the money supply by the Federal Reserve System

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Fees--A fixed charge; a sum paid or charged for a service

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Fiscal policy--A government’s decision about the amount of money it spends and the amount of money it collects in taxes.

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Foreign policy--Plans for guiding military and economic help to other nations.

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Supply--The act or process of filling a want or need

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Imports--To bring from a foreign or external source; to bring merchandise into a place or country from another country.

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Demand--Willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service; the quantity wanted at a specified price and time

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Investment--The outlay of money usually for income or profit; the sum invested or the property purchased

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Market--The course of commercial activity by which the exchange of commodities is effected; the available supply of or potential demand for specified goods or services

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Surpluses--The amount that remains when use or need is satisfied; an excess of receipts over disbursements

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Income tax--A tax on the net income of an individual or a business

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Loss--Failure to gain, win, obtain, or utilize; When the cost of something exceeds its selling price

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Opportunity Cost--Benefit given up when scarce resources are used for one purpose instead of the next best purpose.

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Ownership--The state, relation, or fact of having to hold as property; to have power or mastery over

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Price--Amount of money given or set as consideration for the sale of a specified thing

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Producers--one that grows agricultural products or manufactures materials into articles of use

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Profit--The excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions

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Property taxes--A tax on land or buildings

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Rebate--A return of a part of a payment

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Sales tax--Tax levied on the sale of goods & services that is usually a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller

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Shortages--Lack or deficit

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Subsidy--A grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public

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Processes--A series of actions or operations conducing to an end; a continuous operation or treatment especially in manufacture

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Big government – a negative term, used to describe government programs in areas where it is believed government should not be involved

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Authority – the power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; one that is invested with this power

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Bipartisan – a cooperative effort by two political parties

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Citizenship--The status of being a native or

naturalized person who owes allegiance to a

government and is entitled to protection from it

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City council--The legislative body of a city

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Boom – a time of economic progress

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Candidate – a person seeking an office, prize, or honor

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County--The largest territorial division for local government within a state

of the United States

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Brief – a condensation or an abstract of a larger document or series of documents

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Campaign – an organized effort to win an election; to strive for elected office

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Caucus – an informal meeting of local party members to discuss candidates and choose delegates to the party’s convention

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Candidate – a person seeking an office, prize, or honor

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Caucus – an informal meeting of local party members to discuss candidates and choose delegates to the party’s convention

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Civil disobedience – refusal to obey civil laws in order to induce governmental change, characterized by nonviolence

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Civil liberties – fundamental individual rights, such as freedom of speech and religion, protected by law against unwarranted governmental or other interference

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Coattails – the power of a popular candidate to gather support for other candidates in his or her party; winning candidates are said to have coattails when they drag candidates for lower office along with them to victory

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Commerce – the buying and selling of goods

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Common good – good for everyone

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Conflict – to be in opposition with someone or something.

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Constituency – the body of voters represented by a specific elected official

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Covenant – a binding agreement

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