WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
2023/2024
◉ concurrent powers. Answer: powers shared by the national and
state governments
◉ confederate. Answer: pertaining to a group of states more or less
permanently united for a common purpose
◉ conservatism. Answer: a general preference for the existing order
of society and an opposition to efforts to bring about rapid or
fundamental change in that order
◉ Constitution. Answer: the rules and laws of the United States
government
◉ continents are. Answer: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North
America, Oceania, & South America
◉ contrast. Answer: to look for ways in which 2 things are different
◉ continents. Answer: 7 large land masses on Earth
,◉ criminal justice. Answer: the branch of law that deals with
disputes or actions involving criminal penalties
◉ criminal justice does. Answer: regulates the conduct of
individuals, defines crimes, and provides punishment for criminal
acts
◉ criteria. Answer: standards by which something is judged to
determine the value or worth
◉ cultural diffusion. Answer: the adoption of an aspect of another
group's culture, such as the spread of the English language
◉ culture. Answer: the learned behavior of people, such as belief
systems and languages, social relations, institutions, organizations,
and material goods such as food, clothing, buildings, and technology
◉ deflation. Answer: a general lowering of prices; the opposite of
inflation
◉ delegated powers. Answer: powers granted tot he national
government under the Constitution, as enumerated in Articles 1, 2, &
3
, ◉ demand. Answer: how much a consumer is willing and able to buy
at each possible price
◉ democracy. Answer: the practice of the principle of equality of
rights, opportunity, and treatment; rule by the people
◉ demographics. Answer: the statistical data of a population
◉ developing nation. Answer: a country with low levels of well-
being, as measured by economic, social, and technological
sophistication
◉ dictatorship. Answer: a system of government in which one
person has absolute authority, including complete domination of the
citizens' lives
◉ dictatorship rights. Answer: the most basic of citizens' rights are
taken away in order to guarantee the leader's hold on power
◉ due process of law. Answer: the right of every citizen to be
protected against arbitrary action by government