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| Propaganda technique that uses happy, successful people |
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| Favoring one side too much |
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| Propaganda technique used to join everyone else by being on the winning side |
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| Propaganda technique blaming an individual or group for a problem rather than addressing the problem |
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| Propaganda technique offering only two options with one choice being the best option |
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| Propaganda technique attacking the person rather than the issue |
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| Propaganda technique using a brief, easy to remember phrase |
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| Propaganda technique making the other side appear subhuman, evil, or immoral. |
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| Propaganda technique appealing to people by using everyday language to make them think the candidate is just like them |
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| Propaganda technique using someone's quote to support a product |
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| Propaganda technique presenting only partial info to get support and leaving out other info that may make people not believe you |
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| Propaganda technique using anxiety or concers of te people to sway them towards your beliefs |
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| Securities and Exchange Commision |
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| Group responsible for monitoring the stock market and making sure investors are not getting cheated |
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| Stock of a large company that has been stable for a long time |
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| Monitors 3,000 both domestic and international companies |
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| Monitors approx. 500 stocks that is supposed to be representative of the entire market |
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| Monitors 30 blue chip stocks to see how the market is going |
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| True or false: A bear market concerns the national gov because if stocks coninue to rise quickly, it could lead to a run in the market |
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| True or false: A share is each individual piece of stock purchased by an investor |
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| True or false: Those items in our economy we produce to sell are called goods |
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| True or false:Stocks that cost less than a dollar are called Penny Stocks |
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| A dividend check is given by a company to its shareholders when it has extra profit |
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| The use of the media to influence us to buy something or to believe something |
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| True or false: Those people who disliked the new Constitution and wanted strong states rights were called anti-federalists |
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| True or false: In order to support the ratification of the constitution, the Declaration of Indepedence had to be added at the first session of congress |
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| An organized, large-scale advertisment trying to spread support for or against an idea |
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| Propaganda technique using a negative label or term for a person to turn people against them |
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| Propaganda technique using words that are emotional but do not really give any concrete information |
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| An ambitous leader who combines land, labor, and capital to create and market goods and services |
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| Production Possibilities Curve |
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| The graph that shows alternative ways to use an economy's resources |
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| The most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision |
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| The rivalry among sellers to attract customers while lowering costs |
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| The skills and knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience |
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| The concerns of the public as a whole |
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| An alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision |
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| The force that encourages people and organizations to imporve their material well-being |
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| The process of buying and selling the same stock during one day |
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| The study of the economic behavior and decision making of small units; such as individuals, families, and businesses |
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| When stock prices drop dramatically |
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| A period of macroeconomic expansion followed by a period of contraction |
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| Another name for the New York Stock Exchange |
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| A commitment to the value of work and purposeful activity |
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| The fund created by an investment company which combines moeny from many investors and invests it in a group of stocks, bonds, or other investment vehicles |
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| The type of personal pension plan offered by many employers. Employees contribute part of their salary (before taxes) and employers commonly match part of the contribution |
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| How many amendments are there to the Constitution? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| The document that declared freedom of the colonies from England |
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| The amendment that deals with the right to bear arms |
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| The amendment that deals with the quartering of soldiers |
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| The amendment that deals with self-incrimination |
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