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Economics discussion post 2

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?For the 2014-2015 Charleston County School District (CCSD) Fiscal Year, the district miscalculated revenue and payroll adding to$18 Million dollar expenditure above the budget.?The Chief Financial Officer of CCSD?vows increased oversight of the district?s expenditure and recognizes that there were errors made in the budget, though it was neither intentional nor illegal. This was noticed three weeks ago (September 2015) when producing the district's?end-of-the-year unaudited financial report.

Ch. 8 PPT

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? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 8 Lecture Political Geography The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Key Issues ? Where are states distributed? ? Why are nation-states difficult to create? ? Why do boundaries cause problems? ? Why do states cooperate and compete with each other? ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Learning Outcomes ? 8.1.1: Explain the three eras of rapid growth in UN membership. ? 8.1.2: Explain why it is difficult to determine if some territories are states. ? 8.1.3: Explain the concept of a nation-state and how it differs from earlier ways to govern. ? 8.2.1: Understand the difference between a nation-state and a multinational state.

Assessment Questions 1.1

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1. A government is It's an institution, through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. Its purpose is to keep the nation safe and to provide a consequence for actions 2. State describes a legal entity whereas nation refers to races or large groups of people. 3. Under a dictatorship, one person or a small group of people take over a country and doesn?t give the people any rights or any say in what goes on in the government. This is different from a democracy because in a democracy, the people get a say in what happens in the government and are given rights. 4. A constitution helps a government to carry out its public policies by establishing things that the government can and cannot do. It makes it to

Quiz-Absolutism

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Multiple Choice Quiz: Absolutism and various 16th and 17th C Topics 1. Louis XIV supported all of the following EXCEPT:? a. the building of the Palace of Versailles b. cooperation with the Estates-General c. art and culture d. the policies of Cardinal Richelieu e. the theory of divine right of kings. 2. The corvee:? a. was involuntary forced labor imposed on French peasants b. was a tax assigned exclusively to French nobles that required them to pay their serf's feudal dues c. was a special, annual tax exemption granted to French nobles d. was a tool that improved the annual plowing of soil intended for agricultural use e. was the annual tax increase levied against nobles in France. 3. The English political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, held that:

Types of Government

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Types of Governments Grade 7 Social Studies Online Presentation Blueprint Skill: Governance & Civics Grade 7 Define the different types of governments (i.e., democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and dictatorship). Democracy In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. It is distinct from governments controlled by a particular social class or group (aristocracy; oligarchy) or by a single person (despotism; dictatorship; monarchy). A democracy is determined either directly or through elected representatives. Autocracy Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence) . Oligarchy

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 39 Test Bank

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CHAPTER 39 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. On 30 January 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by a. an agent of the Soviet Union. b. a renegade Sikh militant. c. a CIA agent. d. a Hindu extremist. * e. an Islamic terrorist. (p. 1095) 2. Both Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru felt that communalism a. was dangerous because it emphasized religious over national identity. * b. was essential for Indian survival. c. was difficult, although necessary, to construct because of the need for community in India. d. was the key to the long-lasting political stability of India. e. was a natural fit for India, although they certainly didn?t agree with every aspect of Marx?s philosophy. (p. 1098) 3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah called for the creation of

New Deal

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New Deal Fireside Chat #1 He announces a bank holiday to give the banks a chance to obtain the currency necessary for the situation The key elements of the bank holiday he has announced. Specific examples of how he explains the banking system. Examples of simple, yet powerful imagery and language that he employs. The overall effectiveness of the speech. Why they believe this speech would have been so effective in 1933. Tennessee Valley Authority Appalachian valley range is not developed ? hinders their growth FDR passes the TVA to modernize Appalachia Creates electricity, creates jobs, dams up rivers Government pumps money into that region Civilian Conservation Corp 18-25 year old men were shipped out into rural areas

China and Korea

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China Becomes Communist For two decades, the Chinese Communist party struggled against the nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-Shek (Madam Chiang Kai-Shek attended Lauralton for a short time) Communists led by Mao Zedong Prior to 1931, Nationalists had almost defeated the Communists in China The Long March 5, 2015 After 1945, Communist party makes a comeback after helping to defeat Japan October 1, 1949 ? Communists take control of China Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists flee to Taiwan The US recognizes Taiwan as China in international affairs after the Communists take over (US, GB, France, Soviet Union, and Taiwan are the UN leaders) Korea ? The Cold War Beyond Europe Timeline: 1945 ? Korea is controlled by Japan Soviets occupied the North, America the South

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Chapter 6 Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood 1776-1788 Introduction 1.) What were the different conflicts contained within the American Revolution? 2.) How did the Revolution affect relationships among Americans of different classes, races, and genders? 3.) How did the state constitutions and Articles of Confederation reflect older political ideas? Introduction (cont.) 4.) How did the Constitution?s proponents address Americans? concerns about concentrated political power? The Prospects of War Introduction The Revolution was a war of the American people against the British and a civil war between American supporters of independence and Americans who were opposed to breaking with the mother country ?Loyalists and Other British Sympathizers

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