Civics and Economics Chapters 1 & 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Compact | an agreement, or contract, among a group of people. |
| Popular Sovereignty | the notion that power lies with the people |
| Charter | a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments. |
| Boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
| Monarch | king or queen |
| Repeal | to cancel a law |
| Civics | the study of the rights and duties of citizens |
| Triangular Trade | pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe. |
| Common Law | a system of law based on precedent and customs. |
| Citizen | community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it. |
| Independence | self-reliance and freedom from outside control. |
| Mercantilism | the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys. |
| Delegate | a representative to a meeting |
| Precedent | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
| Colony | a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. |
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