Civics and Economics Vocabulary

Chapter 17 - Section OneInternet- allow people to communicate and collaborate across bordersSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

World Wide Web- allow people to communicate and collaborate across bordersSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Web Site- “pages” on the World Wide Web that contain text, images, audio, and videoSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Archives- files of older storiesSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Nonpartisan- free from political party ties or biasSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Newsgroup- Internet discussion forumsSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Chapter 17 - Section TwoAuthoritarian- a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute powerSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Dissident- includes people who disagree with the established political or religious systemSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Extremist- those whose ideas are the farthest from the political centerSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Propaganda- the spreading and promoting of certain ideas and may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate peopleSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

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Chapter 17 - Section ThreeIntellectual Property- things that people create, such as songs, movies, books, poetry, art, and softwareSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Copyright- the ownerʼs exclusive right to control, publish, and sell an original workSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

Revenue- the income that a government or business collectsSimilarity/Difference:Sentence:

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