A market allows buyers and sellers to exchange goods and services. The quantity demanded of a good refers to how much consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price. According to the law of demand, the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price rises and rises when the price falls. Demand can shift due to factors like changes in income, weather, prices of substitutes or complements.
The document provides an overview of states of consciousness and related topics. It discusses sleep and dreams, biological rhythms, measuring sleep stages, sleep disorders, theories of why we sleep and dream, hypnosis, drugs and consciousness, and psychoactive drug classifications.
This document discusses various theories of emotion, including the James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, and two-factor theory. It also covers topics like physiological responses to specific emotions, the role of cognition in emotion, nonverbal communication of emotion, and cultural differences in emotional expression. Key emotions like fear, anger, and happiness are examined in terms of their causes, expressions, and adaptive functions. Factors influencing subjective well-being and happiness are also explored.
This document outlines the four phases of the business cycle: peak, contraction, trough, and expansion. It also notes the appropriate fiscal and monetary policy approaches for each phase, with tight fiscal and monetary policy during contractions, and loose fiscal and monetary policy during expansions.
The document summarizes various influences on American law including the Code of Hammurabi, Ten Commandments, English common law, and Roman law. It then discusses different types of laws such as common/civil law, criminal/statutory law, administrative law, and constitutional law. It also provides examples of government agencies that help enforce American laws such as the CDC, CIA, CPSC, FAA, FDA, FEMA, FCC, USCIS, IRS, DEA, ATF, and Secret Service. Finally, it discusses law enforcement agencies and their jurisdictions including police, sheriffs, state troopers, SBI, FBI, DEA, ATF, and Secret Service.
The document discusses different political party systems including one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems. It provides examples of countries that use each system and notes the pros and cons. It also covers the US political spectrum, components of political platforms, types of elections, and campaign strategies used to influence voters.
This document outlines NC Competency Goal 5 which is about how political and legal systems balance competing interests and resolve conflicts. It provides objectives related to evaluating methods of resolving conflicts like debate, compromise and negotiation. It discusses the adversarial nature of the judicial process and roles of different entities in public policy decisions. It explains how local governments balance interests and resolve zoning conflicts. It defines the jurisdictions of state and federal courts and discusses landmark Supreme Court cases related to due process rights. It also summarizes methods of resolving civil conflicts and key aspects of criminal law, the criminal trial process, and juvenile law and rights.
A market allows buyers and sellers to exchange goods and services. The quantity demanded of a good refers to how much consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price. According to the law of demand, the quantity demanded of a good falls when the price rises and rises when the price falls. Demand can shift due to factors like changes in income, weather, prices of substitutes or complements.
The document provides an overview of states of consciousness and related topics. It discusses sleep and dreams, biological rhythms, measuring sleep stages, sleep disorders, theories of why we sleep and dream, hypnosis, drugs and consciousness, and psychoactive drug classifications.
This document discusses various theories of emotion, including the James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, and two-factor theory. It also covers topics like physiological responses to specific emotions, the role of cognition in emotion, nonverbal communication of emotion, and cultural differences in emotional expression. Key emotions like fear, anger, and happiness are examined in terms of their causes, expressions, and adaptive functions. Factors influencing subjective well-being and happiness are also explored.
This document outlines the four phases of the business cycle: peak, contraction, trough, and expansion. It also notes the appropriate fiscal and monetary policy approaches for each phase, with tight fiscal and monetary policy during contractions, and loose fiscal and monetary policy during expansions.
The document summarizes various influences on American law including the Code of Hammurabi, Ten Commandments, English common law, and Roman law. It then discusses different types of laws such as common/civil law, criminal/statutory law, administrative law, and constitutional law. It also provides examples of government agencies that help enforce American laws such as the CDC, CIA, CPSC, FAA, FDA, FEMA, FCC, USCIS, IRS, DEA, ATF, and Secret Service. Finally, it discusses law enforcement agencies and their jurisdictions including police, sheriffs, state troopers, SBI, FBI, DEA, ATF, and Secret Service.
The document discusses different political party systems including one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems. It provides examples of countries that use each system and notes the pros and cons. It also covers the US political spectrum, components of political platforms, types of elections, and campaign strategies used to influence voters.
This document outlines NC Competency Goal 5 which is about how political and legal systems balance competing interests and resolve conflicts. It provides objectives related to evaluating methods of resolving conflicts like debate, compromise and negotiation. It discusses the adversarial nature of the judicial process and roles of different entities in public policy decisions. It explains how local governments balance interests and resolve zoning conflicts. It defines the jurisdictions of state and federal courts and discusses landmark Supreme Court cases related to due process rights. It also summarizes methods of resolving civil conflicts and key aspects of criminal law, the criminal trial process, and juvenile law and rights.