WTP Unit 1: Vocab 3, 4 & 6

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Capitalism

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An economic system where production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit in competitive markets.

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City-State

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A politically independent community consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

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Feudalism: A system of social, economic, and political organization in Europe from the 9th to 15th century where a weak monarch shared power with nobility.

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A system of social, economic, and political organization in Europe from the 9th to 15th century where a weak monarch shared power with nobility.

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Judeo-Christian

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Ideas, beliefs, and practices rooted in Judaism and Christianity.

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Nation-State

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A country; the standard unit of political organization in the world.

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Private Morality

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An individual's ideas about right and wrong in personal life.

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Public Morality

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Values and principles of right and wrong in public policies.

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Stare Decisis

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Let the precedent (decision) stand.

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Common Law

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Unwritten law from England based on judicial decisions and customs.

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Magna Carta

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King John of England agreed to this document in 1215 at the demand of his barons.