1. Civics and Economics Vocabulary
Chapter 17 - Section One
Internet- allow people to communicate and collaborate across borders
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World Wide Web- allow people to communicate and collaborate across borders
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Web Site- “pages” on the World Wide Web that contain text, images, audio, and video
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Archives- files of older stories
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Nonpartisan- free from political party ties or bias
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Newsgroup- Internet discussion forums
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Chapter 17 - Section Two
Authoritarian- a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute
power
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Dissident- includes people who disagree with the established political or religious
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Extremist- those whose ideas are the farthest from the political center
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Propaganda- the spreading and promoting of certain ideas and may involve misleading
messages designed to manipulate people
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2. Chapter 17 - Section Three
Intellectual Property- things that people create, such as songs, movies, books, poetry,
art, and software
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Copyright- the ownerʼs exclusive right to control, publish, and sell an original work
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Revenue- the income that a government or business collects
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