SEANS SUPER DICTIONARY OF BLUE BOOK GOODNESS By: Sean
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Goal I
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Aristocracy Classical Republicanism Committees of
Correspondence Egalitarianism Factions Federalism Free exercise
Clause Middle Passage Nationalism Navigation Acts Oligarchy
Religious pluralism Theocracy Townshend Acts Treaty of Paris
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Aristocracy Government ruled by upper class citizens.
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Classical Republicanism A government based on the ideas of
Ancient Greece and Rome.
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Committees of Correspondence Groups of rebellious colonists who
organized resistance acts against the King.
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Egalitarianism All men are equal and have natural rights.
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Factions Group of people who have similar beliefs.
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Federalism Separation of powers.
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Free Exercise Clause Prohibits Congress from passing laws that
would impede the practicing of any religion.
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Middle Passage Route of slave ships from Africa to North
America.
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Nationalism Devotion to ones country.
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Navigation Acts Laws that established the mandatory trade of
British colonial goods to England.
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Oligarchy Government ruled by small groups.
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Religious Pluralism Myriad of religious beliefs.
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Theocracy Government based on religion.
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Townshend Acts Put a tax on imported goods such as glass and
tea.
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Treaty of Paris Ended the Revolutionary War and made England
recognize the United states as a free country.
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Goal II
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Cloture Excise Taxes Executive Branch Expenditures Immunity
Income Tax Income Tax Return Judicial Branch Legislative Branch
Majority Leader President Pro- tempore Progressive Taxes Regressive
Taxes Revenue Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Cloture 3/5 vote to stop a filibuster.
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Excise Taxes Taxes placed on specific products
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Executive Branch Branch of the government, includes the
president, that is responsible for enforcing laws
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Expenditures Things that the government must pay for.
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Immunity No member can be arrested while attending a
congressional session.
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Income Tax Tax placed on the income citizens earn.
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Income Tax Return Form filed by citizens to show how much they
owe in taxes.
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Judicial Branch A branch of a government who is responsible for
interpreting the laws.
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Legislative Branch Branch of the government who is responsible
for writing laws.
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Majority Leader Elected leader of the majority party.
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President Pro-tempore Member of the Senate who is behind the
vice president, and fills in for the vice president when he cannot
attend session.
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Progressive Taxes Increases the tax rate as income
increases.
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Regressive Taxes Larger tax rate for those with less
income.
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Revenue Money taken in by the government.
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Writ of Habeas Corpus A detained person can request that a
judge review their case to make sure that their detention is
legal.
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Goal III
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Assessments Cabinet Council Manager Plan Fines
Intergovernmental Revenue Mayor Police Chief Preamble School Busing
Sheriff
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Assessments Estimation of a propertys value.
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Cabinet A group of individuals consisting of the heads of
various state departments.
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Council Manager Plan A model of government run by a city
council, making the mayor an icon.
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Fines Money paid as punishment for a crime or some civil
offense.
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Intergovernmental Revenue Money received from federal, state,
or local government, shared revenue, and special payments.
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Mayor An elected official who serves as the chief executive
officer and shares power with an elected city council.
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Police Chief Hired by a city to answer to the mayor or city
council.
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Preamble Opening sentence that defines the intent of the
document.
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School Busing A method of integration in which students are
required to attend schools outside the boundaries of what would
normally be their school district.
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Sheriff A countys chief law enforcement officer, and that each
county shall have elected for a four year term.
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Goal IV
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Arbitration Civil Courts Counter Sue Democrats General Election
Grassroots Legal Action Mass Media Mediation Patriotism Plank
Platform Primary Election Republicans Voir Dire
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Arbitration When two sides agree to make the decision of a
neutral party legally binding.
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Civil Courts Trials initiated by individuals, oraganizations,
or businesses.
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Counter Sue When the defendant sues the plaintiff.
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Democrats A political party that favors a more active
government.
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General Election Election to choose between Republican and
Democrat for president.
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Grassroots A type of campaign aimed at the average Joe.
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Legal Action An individual, group, or organization, claims to
have been wronged by another individual, group, or organization,
and decides to take the defendant to civil court.
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Mass Media Impact journalists, celebrity personalities,
writers, etc. have on a society via television, radio, and printed
materials.
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Mediation When two disputing sides invite a third party to help
them find a solution.
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Patriotism Devotion to ones country.
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Plank An individual policy with the platform.
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Platform A partys statement of programs and policies it will
pursue once its candidates are in office.
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Primary Election Voters choose between candidates in the same
election.
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Republicans A political party that believes the less government
the better.
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Voir Dire A process before a trial in which lawyers ask
potential jurors questions.
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Goal V
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Bail Bailiffs Felonies Grand Jury Law Misdemeanors Oral
Arguments Pocket Veto Probable Cause Subpoena
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Bail Money paid by the defendant in exchange for not having to
remain in jail until his/her trail.
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Bailiffs Courts law enforcement.
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Felonies More serious crimes.
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Grand Jury Special Juries which hear evidence presented by a
prosecutor to decide if a trial is warranted.
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Law A bill that is signed by the president that went trough
both the House and Senate.
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Misdemeanors Less serious crimes.
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Oral Arguments An attempt before a judge by attorneys to
effectively present their case and answer any questions or
objections the judges may have.
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Pocket Veto When the president takes no action on a bill
because he knows Congress is not in session and his/her actions can
not be overridden.
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Probable Cause Sufficient evidence that the person has
committed a crime.
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Subpoena Legal documents ordering a particular person to appear
in court to testify.
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Goal VI
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Administrative Law Civil Laws Constitutional Law Criminal Laws
Family Laws Franking Privilege International Law Probation Public
Laws Rehabilitation Restitution Retribution
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Administrative Law Law that governs the operation of government
agencies.
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Civil Laws Laws concerned with relationships between
individuals, businesses, organizations, etc
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Constitutional Law Deals with the interpretations and practical
application of the U.S. Constitution.
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Criminal Laws Define what actions are regarded as criminal acts
against the state.
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Family Laws Cases involving divorce, child support payments,
adoptions, child custody, etc.
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Franking Privilege Privilege of sending mail for free.
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International Law Deals with laws that apply to all nations:
international trade, boundary disputes between countries, methods
of warfare, how prisoners of war are to be treated, etc.
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Probation Instead of going to jail or prison, the court gives
convicted persons a set of conditions that they must meet within a
certain amount of time.
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Public Laws Any area of law dealing directly with relationships
between individuals, businesses, or organizations and the
government.
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Rehabilitation Concerned with transforming criminals into law
abiding citizens.
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Restitution Money or property a person gained as a result of
their crime which they must give up.
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Retribution Concerned with punishing a person convicted of a
crime.
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Goal VII
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Factory Labor Land Mass Production Need Recycling Robotics
Total cost Wants Wealth of Nations
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Factory Facility designed and used for producing particular
goods and services.
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Labor Contribution of human workers to the production
process.
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Land Not only property on which a production plant is built,
but also all other natural resources involved.
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Mass Production Production of large quantities of a particular
good because materials can be amassed and assembled in one
place.
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Need The things people must have to live (food, shelter,
clothing, etc.)
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Recycling When a good (either capital or consumer) is
reprocessed and reused.
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Robotics Machines that can be programmed to produce goods
without the need for constant human interaction.
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Total Cost The entire price it costs to produce a good or
service.
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Wants All the goods and services one desires and would obtain
if he/she could.
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Wealth of Nations Published by Adam Smith in 1776, originally
called An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of
Nations; is one of the most comprehensive defenses of free market
economics.
