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Government final Flashcards

1
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Supreme and absolute authority

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Sovereignty

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2
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State originated in the family

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evolutionary theory

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3
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One pupose of government

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provide essential services

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4
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statement of purpose in the Constitution

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preamble

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5
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totalitarian dictatorship

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a form of autocracy

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6
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United States government

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representative democracy

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7
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requirement of democracy

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majority rule

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8
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a hands-off attitude

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laissez-faire

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9
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government ownership of the means of production

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socialism

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10
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communism

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command economy

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11
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first legislature in America

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Virginia House of Burgesses

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12
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Pilgrims’ plan for self-rule

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Mayflower compact

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13
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philosopher of natural rights

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John Locke

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14
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cause for the colonists’ revolt

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government without representation

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15
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proposed the Albany Plan of Union

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Benjamin Franklin

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16
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unicameral

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Congress under the Articles of Confederation

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17
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caused by an economic depression

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Shay’s Rebellion

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18
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ratify

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approve

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19
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Three-fifths Compromise

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concession on slavery

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20
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absence of political order

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anarchy

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21
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area of federal court authority

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jurisdiction

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22
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final interpreter of the Constitution

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Supreme Court

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23
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presidential check of Congress

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veto

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24
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final enumerated power

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elastic clause

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25
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Americans with Disabilities Act

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wheelchair accessibility law

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26
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judicial activism

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Chief Justice Earl Warren

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27
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agreement between nations

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treaty

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28
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a fee charged to vote

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poll tax

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29
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protects individual liberties

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Bill of Rights

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30
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Commander of the armed forces

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president

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31
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delivered by the president

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State of the Union Address

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32
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Twenty-fifth Amendments

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establishes order of presidential succession

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33
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presides over the Senate

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vice president

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34
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Twenty-second Amendment

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limits president to two terms

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35
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Party of Thomas Jefferson

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Democratic-Republican

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36
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elects the president

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Electoral College

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37
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pick members of the Electoral College

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voters

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38
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party of George Wallace

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American Independent

39
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requires separate presidential and vice presidential ballot

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Twelfth amendment

40
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Public schools

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secular schools

41
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free exercise clause

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freedom of religion

42
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religious school

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parochial schools

43
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diminish

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abridge

44
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expressive conduct

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symbolic speech

45
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censorship before publication

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prior restraint

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right to gather

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freedom of assembly

47
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bars publication of information about a case

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gag order

48
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guarantees rights of citizens

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Bill of Rights

49
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fighting words

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not protected speech

50
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person intending to stay permanently

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immigrant

51
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controls immigration policies

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Congress

52
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the ultimate source of power in the United States

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the people

53
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group gains citizenship

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collective naturalization

54
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former U.S. citizen

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expatriate

55
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citizenship by “law of the blood”

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jus sanguinis

56
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citizenship by “law of the soil”

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jus soli

57
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guarantees “equal protection of the laws”

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Fourteenth Amendment

58
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overruled the “separate but equal” doctrine

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Brown v. Board of Education

59
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gave women the right to vote

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Nineteenth Amendment

60
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Mesopotamia’s law

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Code of Hammurabi

61
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a Roman contribution to civilization

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Justinian Code

62
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earlier ruling

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precedent

63
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goal of U.S. court syystem

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equal justice under the law

64
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U.S. court system

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adversary system

65
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defendant

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presumed innocent

66
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land

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real property

67
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jewelry

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personal property

68
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written statement taken under oath

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affidavit

69
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act that breaks a criminal law

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crime

70
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majority party after the Civil War

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Republican Party

71
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focus on overall change in society

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ideological party

72
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focus on one issue

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sing-issue party

73
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precinct

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voting district

74
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voter not supporting any party

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independent

75
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watchdog

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party out of power

76
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second primary election

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runoff

77
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official public meeting to select candidates

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nomination conventation

78
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purpose of national convention

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to select a ticket

79
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individual part of the platform

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plank

80
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expressed will of the people

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mandate

81
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head of the executive branch

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president

82
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implied by Article II

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inherent powers

83
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medium for discussion

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forum

84
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congressional power

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impeachment

85
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New England local governments

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townships

86
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urban unit of government

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municipality

87
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referendum

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special election

88
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gives the municipal corporation lega status

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charter

89
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densely settled area next to a city

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suburb

90
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land and buildings

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real property

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stocks, bonds, and furniture

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personal property

92
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paved streets, bridges, and public buildings

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infrastructure

93
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subways, buses, and trains

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mass transit

94
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promotes economic growth in cities

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revitalization

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