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American Government and Politics Today Chapter 1 American Political Culture Politics and Government Key terms: Politics: ?who gets what when and how? Institution: an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society Government: institution in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts or allocate benefits and privileges Why Is Government Necessary? Order Maintaining peace and security by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest purpose of government. Why is Government Necessary? Authority and Legitimacy authority: the right and power of a government or other entity to enforce its decisions and compel obedience.

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American Government and Politics Today Chapter 1 American Political Culture Politics and Government Key terms: Politics: ?who gets what when and how? Institution: an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society Government: institution in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts or allocate benefits and privileges Why Is Government Necessary? Order Maintaining peace and security by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest purpose of government. Why is Government Necessary? Authority and Legitimacy authority: the right and power of a government or other entity to enforce its decisions and compel obedience.

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Charlotte Werner AP World History Chapter 1 Pages 3-33 Today every significant landmass on earth is occupied by human beings, but it was not always so. A mere half million years ago our species did not exist, and only 100,000 years ago that species was limited to Africa and numbered, some scholars believe, fewer than 10,000 individuals. The ?Paleolithic? era literally means ?the stone age.? But it usually refers more generally to the food-collecting or hunter-gatherer way of life. Before agriculture allowed people to grow food or raise animals. Lasting until 11,000 years ago, the Paleolithic era represents over 95 percent of the time that human beings have inhabited the earth, although it accounts

Econ CHapter 1

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Thu Ngo Per.3 Econ Ch.1 1,3,4,7,8,9,10 a. The principle touched upon in this scenario is that people will seek to exploit opportunities to benefit themselves. b. The principle would be that resources are scarce. This is because I would only have a limited amount of resources, in this case money. Another would be opportunity costs for I would have to give up buying something to purchase another. c. By setting up a website, the student union is touching upon the principle of markets fostering efficiency. The website allows people to sell or provide buyers with a product. This is an efficient use of resources, for it the students were to simply give the items away, the recipient may not need it.

AP STAT Chapter 1 Outline

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Melanie Hill Period: 7, Mr. Best August 31st, 2012 AP Stat Summer Work Chapter 1: Case Study Data Analysis: Making Sense of Data Statistics is the science of data Data Analysis: Organizing, displaying, summarizing, and asking questions. Individuals and Variables Individuals: the objects described by a set of data Variable: Any characteristic of an individual Categorical Variable: places an individual into one of several groups or categories Quantitative Variable: Takes numerical values for which it makes sense to find an average. Not every that takes numerical value is quantitative: Zip Code Distribution: tells us what values the variables takes and how often it takes these values How to Explore Data Exam each variable by itself, then study the relationship between each

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Human Geography Chapter 1, Rubenstein Geography defined: ?Earth writing? ?Scientific study of the location of people and activities across the earth?s surface and the reasons for their distribution? Two major branches of geography: Physical ? why and where natural forces occur climatology (distribution of climate) geomorphology (distribution of landforms) biogeography (distribution of plants and animals) Human or Cultural ? where and why do people live and behave political (political boundaries and theories) economics (distribution of economies) religion (distribution of religions) Important concepts in geography: Space ? absolute, relative, and relational Location ? position on surface absolute relative Site ? physical location of a place

APUSH Chapter 1

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Government in America Chapter 1 outline

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Introduction Politics matter because the government and the policies or laws they make impact you on a daily basis such as The age you drink and drive, but not at the same time. Young people are very unaware of today?s politics. The voter turnout of young people is lower than that of old people. Government Definition: ?the institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society.? Page 8 The institutions that are our governing bodies are Congress, the president, the courts (Judicial), and the bureaucracy. Decisions are made to answer these questions How should we govern? What should the government do? The following are some answers to the previous questions Maintaining a national defense Providing public services Preserve order Socialize the young Collect taxes

APWH Earth and People 4th Edition : Book outline

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