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Civics and Economics
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Political Activity #1
Fill in the blanks.
Article I talks about the _______________ branch, they are responsible for ____________ laws.
Article II talks about the ________________ branch, they are supposed to ______________ the law.
Article III talks about the _______________ branch, they _______________ the law and decide what the intent
of the law is.
_____________________ powers are given to the national government in Article I of the Constitution.
Congress can ______________ war.
Congress can ____________ money.
Congress can ____________________ interstate trade. This means that it decides what ________________ the
United States does business with.
Congress can ___________________ a post office.
Federalism is that a government splits its powers between the _______________________ and the
_______________.
__________________ powers are given to states in the __________ amendment.
Economics Activity #1
What Factor of Production Does it Match With?
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Machines
Natural resources
Money
Robots
dentist
Farmer
Manager
stockholder
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
Land
labor
labor
labor
labor
labor
labor
labor
labor
capital
capital
capital
capital
capital
capital
capital
capital
Legal Activity #1
Three Levels of the Federal Court System
What Type of Law Does Each Situation Deal With?
1. Divorce
Criminal
civil
2.
Murder
Criminal
civil
3.
Adoption
Criminal
civil
4.
Littering
Criminal
civil
5.
Drug possession
Criminal
civil
6.
Child custody
Criminal
civil
7.
Speeding
Criminal
civil
8.
larceny
Criminal
civil
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur
Political Activity #2
Highlight what type of power each of these are.
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2.
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Regulate interstate trade
Collect taxes
Establish schools
Coin money
Establish local governments
Enforce laws
Establish courts
Conduct elections
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
Expressed
reserved
reserved
reserved
reserved
reserved
reserved
reserved
reserved
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
concurrent
How does a bill become law? Place the following steps in order.
_______ A Congress person introduces a bill.
_______ A bill goes to the President.
_______A bill is voted on.
_______A bill goes to the appropriate committee.
_______ The Bill goes to the floor for debate.
The _______________ committee would deal with making sure that college students have affordable college
loans.
The ___________________ committee would deal with the GI Bill or with health care benefits related to an
injury while in the military.
Economic Activity #2
Ways Businesses Make More Money
Legal Activity #2
Plea Bargaining
Advantages to the Defendant
1. Found guilty of a ______________ crime.
2. Has a ________________ penalty.
Advantages to the Prosecutor
3.
4.
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6.
__________ the docket.
Gets a __________ verdict.
___________ Money.
___________ Time.
The two sides of a case are the _________________and the ______________________. They argue their side
by gathering __________________ on their behalf. They also ________________ witnesses and
__________________ examine the other side’s witnesses.
Highlight which one is correct.
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2.
3.
4.
A witness in a case gets a subpoena/ summons.
A jury person gets a subpoena / summons.
A defendant gets a subpoena/ summons.
A jury must find a person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt/ have a preponderance of the evidence to find
someone guilty in a criminal case.
Political Activity #3
Draw a line to connect to appropriate state or local position.
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Sheriff
Council of state
Governor
City council
Mayor
Manager
Magistrate
Register of deeds
elected executive of a municipality
sign search warrants
write ordinances
head executive for a state
appointed by city council to run a city
responsible for keeping track of land ownership
8 elected department heads for NC
run the county jails
Passing an amendment to the United States Constitution.
Which amendment protects this right?
_______
religion
_______
speech
_______
no self incrimination
_______
states have reserved powers
_______
right to a lawyer
_______
no unreasonable search and seizure
_______
all citizens have equal protection under the law
_________________ represents the United States.
Two _________________ represent their state.
_________________ represent their district.
The _________________ represents his or her state.
Economic Activity #3
Circular Flow Model
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Where is labor sold? ___________________________
Where is capital sold? __________________________
What determines price in is a market economy? ______________________________
Who owns all capital? __________________________
Who provides supply? ________________________________
Who provides demand? ____________________________________
What is the incentive of being an entrepreneur? __________________________________
Legal Activity #3
Steps in a Criminal Trial
What Type of Law Is It?
Written by the legislative branch
Judges make decisions
Use precedents
Criminal law
Civil law
Made by government agencies
Passed by the Environmental Protection Agency
Passed by Congress
Government regulations
Acts, statutes, and ordinances
Passed by the General Assembly
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Statutory
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Administrative
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Common
Political Activity #4
Federalists or Antifederalists.
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7.
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Wanted a bill of rights added
Wanted to protect the rights of the citizens
Felt a strong national government was necessary
Wanted the Constitution passed
Believed powers should be shared between the
national government and the states
8. Wanted states rights protected
Federalists
Federalists
Federalists
Federalists
Federalists
Federalists
Federalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
AntiFederalists
Federalists
AntiFederalists
Draw a line to match up the Enlightenment philosopher with his ideas.
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Capitalism
Separation of powers
Unalienable rights
Social Contract theory
Economic Activity #4
Advantages of owning a sole proprietorship
1. Keep all of the _________________
2. Make all ______________________
Advantages of owning a corporation
1. Have _________________ liability, meaning that
an owner cannot be sued
2. ___________________ run the business on behalf
of the owners
3. Owners are called _______________________,
and can ___________ their stock when they no
longer want to own the business
4. Owners get _________________ checks and do
not need to actually go to work
John Locke
Montesquieu
Adam Smith
Rousseau
Disadvantages of owning a sole proprietorship
1. Have ______________ liability, which means that
you can be sued and lose ___________________
2. The business _______________ when you die
Disadvantages of a corporation
1. Corporations are taxed _________________
2. All profits are taxed with ____________________
income tax, then _________________________
have to pay __________________ _________ on
their ________________ checks
3. Don’t get to make any ___________________ on
how the company runs
Legal Activity #4
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What you gonna do? What police agency does this?
Investigates treason, espionage, and
counterfeiting
Gives speeding tickets
Has the largest jurisdiction in the U.S.
Has the smallest jurisdiction in the U.S.
Runs county jails and serves warrants
Solves conflicts outside the city limits
Called in to assist investigate murders
and rapes in N.C.
Investigates most crimes
Political Activity #5
Circle the region that best matches.
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Shipbuilding and fishing
Plantation system
Representative democracy
Tobacco, indigo, and rice
Large ports such as New York and
Philadelphia
6. Town meetings
7. Religious dissenters
8. Proprietors
New England
New England
New England
New England
New England
Middle
Middle
Middle
Middle
Middle
Southern
Southern
Southern
Southern
Southern
New England
New England
New England
Middle
Middle
Middle
Southern
Southern
Southern
Economic Activity #5
1. Personal income tax is a regressive/ progressive tax because it increases with a person’s income.
2. Taxes increase/ decrease in a recession so that people have more money to spend in their paychecks.
3. Congress/ The Federal Reserve Bank raise and lower taxes.
4. The United States enters deficit spending in a recession/ expansion.
5. Deficit spending means that a country spends more/ less money and takes in less revenue through taxes.
6. Tariffs tax imports/ exports.
7. The purpose of a tariff is to make foreign/ domestic goods more expensive.
8. Tariffs encourage people to buy domestic/ foreign goods by making goods made in other countries more
expensive.
9. Sales tax is a regressive/progressive tax because both the rich and poor pay the same amount.
10. An excise tax is a tax on one item / many items.
11. Excise taxes are placed on items that people will buy regardless of how much the price is raised. Items that
may have an excise tax are ______________________, __________________________, and gas.
Legal Activity # 5
The Court System
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Most cases go to state/ federal court.
All trials go to district court/ appellate court.
Adoption is a civil case/ criminal case.
Federal judges are elected/ appointed.
Federal judges must be approved by the Senate/ President.
State judges are elected/ appointed.
District courts have original/ appellate jurisdiction.
Burden of proof in a criminal case must be shown by the prosecutor/ jury.
A grand jury/ trial jury decide the verdict of a case.
The goal of juvenile courts is rehabilitation/ punishment.
Methods used to address criminal behavior.
Restitution is a ______________________ to the plaintiff in a civil suit.
Rehabilitation is to help a person accused of a crime so they do not __________________ their actions.
Examples of things that help to rehabilitate a person are:
1. Drug ___________________________
2. Juvenile ______________________ facilities
3. Community _______________________
Some methods are simply met to punish a person accused of a crime. Such as ___________________, or
prison time.
Other punishments are meant to cut down on recidivism, or _____________________ offenders.
Examples of punishments meant to stop repeat offenders, known as ___________________________ are:
1. The registry for __________________ offenders
2. The three strikes laws that state if a person commits ________________ felonies, they have a life sentence
Political Activity #6
House or Senate?
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Representation based on population
Based on the NJ Plan
Serve for a six year term
Approves treaties
Approves all federal judges
Originates all revenue bills
435 members
House Rules committee sets rules for debate
Can filibuster
Impeaches federal officials
Holds the trial for anyone who is impeached
Must be 30 to run for office
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
Senate
The Great Compromise
Economic Activity #6
Is it demand or supply? Write d or s.
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2.
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_______ people wanting an item
_______businesses making an item
_______ people no longer wanting to buy an item
_______ affected by cost of running a business
_______ peoples income changes it
Does it make demand go up or down?
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_____ people are making more money
_____ people have a decrease in their personal income tax
_____ unemployment is low
_____ interest rates are down
_____ an item goes on sale
_____ price goes up
_____ the price of a complimentary item goes up
_____ the price of a substitute item goes down
Legal Activity #7
Civil Cases:
1. ________________________ files a _________________________, hoping to recover
___________________________ or ____________________________.
2. Case can be heard by _________________________ or ______________________ because of the
___________ Amendment, that says that you have the right to a ___________ in a ______________ case
that involves amounts over $20.
3. If you are not satisfied with the verdict you may ________________________ to ______________________.
Criminal Cases:
1. A person ________________ of a crime may be ______________________ if the police have a
______________________ issued by a ___________________________ if the police have
___________________________________.
2. The accused must be _____________ their _____________ Rights and must have an opportunity to
call a _____________________________.
3. The case goes to the initial hearing where _______________________ is reviewed and the defendant
enters a _______________.
4. A ______________ is set and the _________________ takes place.
5. A _________________ verdict may be _____________________ to a ________________ court.
Political Activity #8
Match the government official with their job
1. President
2. Speaker of the House
3. Vice President
4. President Pro Tempore
5. Party whips
6. Floor leaders
7. Cabinet
8. Federal court judges
appoints Representatives to their committees
President of the Senate
makes sure that laws their party believes in are passed
assists the floor leaders, make sure that members vote
Department heads that help the President
appointed for life
appoints Senators to their committees
Legislative leader, gives the State of the Union Address
How to Pass an Initiative
Economic Activity #8
Does it make supply go up or down?
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_____ new technology decreases cost
_____ corporate income taxes go up
_____ new government regulations
_____ price of item goes up
_____ price of an item goes down
_____ a new competitor enters the market
_____ business gets a tax break
_____ minimum wage goes up
_____ cost of natural resources go down
_____ corporate income taxes go down
_____ a monopoly
_____ passing antitrust legislation
Does this happen in a recession or in expansion? Mark with an e or r.
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2.
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9.
_____ Gross domestic product increases
_____ Unemployment increases
_____ Businesses are investing
_____ Interest rates go down
_____ The government spends more money
_____ Gross domestic product decreases
_____ Unemployment decreases
_____ Interest rates go up
_____ The government goes into debt
Legal Activity #9
Who’s Who in a Criminal Case: draw a line to the correct description
Defendant
attorney for the government
Prosecutor
attorney for the accused
Judge
person accused of a crime
Jury
person that arrests an individual for a crime
Defense Attorney
decides if there is evidence for an indictment
Police Officer
decides guilt or innocence
Grand Jury
makes sure a fair trial is being conducted
Highlight the correct answer:
1. A hung jury occurs when a jury decides the defendant is guilty/ can not decide on a unanimous
verdict.
2. To be found guilty in a criminal court the jury must decide guilt based on preponderance of evidence/
beyond a reasonable doubt.
3. A magistrate/ judge handles most traffic cases.
4. The 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments all deal with the rights of people in civil cases/ rights of the
accused.
5. Common law is based on precedent/ law.
6. A jury/ grand jury issues indictments.
Political Activity #10
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Serving on a jury
Voting
Volunteering
Equal protection
Paying taxes
Obeying the law
Being informed on the issues
Discussing the issues
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
Right
duty
responsibility
E Pluribus Unum ________ of many, ____________.
Two theories of Acculturation – the culture of the ________________ ___________________.
Theory 1- Melting Pot
Theory 2- Salad Bowl
All people _________________ together and become
one mixed society.
All people ___________ their own identity. But they
do _____________ parts of other cultures to
__________ to their own culture.
Examples of the salad bowl:
1.
2.
3.
Economic Activity #10
An incentive is a reason to do something.
Tell what incentive there is for doing the following economic activities.
1. Moving a business into a new area ____________________________________
2. Writing a petition for rezoning to get a factory out of your neighborhood
_________________________________
3. Training your employees ____________________________________________
4. Starting your own business __________________________________________
5. Buying stock _____________________________________________________
6. Buying a house___________________________________________________
7. Putting your money in a time account instead of a demand account
________________________________________________________________
8. Getting a dividend check ___________________________________________
Legal Activity #10
The _________________________________________________ calls a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court.
When an Appeals Court sends a case back to the original jurisdiction to be retried, the case has been
________________________________.
When a jury reaches a unanimous verdict to convict a person, the members of the jury were able to reach
a _______________________________.
A hung jury occurs when a jury can not reach a ________________ verdict.
In the case of a hung jury, a prosecutor may offer a ________________________________ in order to guarantee a
_____________________________________ and ______________________________.
The court docket is the ________________________ for a court. _____________________________ help to clear the
docket more ______________________________ because when a defendant makes a deal they do not tie up the
______________________________, __________________________________, and ______________________________.
Political Activity #10
Marbury versus Madison in Action
Judicial review
Case that decided it
A teacher leading a school prayer
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Burning a U.S. flag
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Setting aside college slots for African
Americans
The death penalty for people convicted
of murder
Using evidence in court that was
illegally obtained by the police
A principal searching a student without a
warrant
A student wearing a rainbow ribbon to
promote gay rights
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Match the part of the constitution with what it means
Preamble
“We The People, do ordain and establish…”
The Supremacy Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article I
Article II
Article III
Constitution is the highest law
legislative branch
goals of the U.S. government
gives Congress implied powers
judicial branch
executive branch
popular sovereignty
all state records (marriage certificates, driver’s
licenses) must be recognized by the other states
Economic Activity #10
Types of Economies
In a market economy, the government makes ______________________________ decisions about the
economy.
In a mixed economy, the government makes ______________________ decisions about the economy.
In a command economy, the government makes __________________ the decisions about the economy.
The United States has a ___________________ economy.
Our government does the following to help manage the economy:
1. It ______________________ competition.
2. It passes ______________________________ laws to stop monopolies.
3. It raises and lowers _________________________________.
4. It protects people’s _________________________ with patents and copyrights.
It allows people to ______________ others in civil court so their property is protected
Legal Activity #10
Organization of the State Court System
1. What is plea bargaining?
2. Why is plea bargaining used?
3. Why would a prosecutor offer a plea bargain following a hung jury?
4. What is recidivism?
5. Why is recidivism a problem in today’s society?
Political Activity #11
Name the fraction……….what do they pass?
What is in a Name?
Acronym
What does it stand for
FBI
SBI
DEA
EPA
FDIC
D of HS
FEMA
CDC
IRS
OSHA
NAFTA
WTO
EU
What do they do?
Economic Activity #11
1. In a horizontal/ vertical merger two business join together that sell the same items.
2. A sole proprietorship has limited/ unlimited liability.
3. A corporation/ partnership pays corporate income tax.
4. The Federal Reserve Bank/ The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits for up to
$100,000.
5. A demand/ timed account pays higher interest.
6. A credit card/ debit card is a loan.
7. In a recession, the Federal Reserve Bank would raise/ lower interest rates.
8. Lower interest rates make people borrow/ save money.
9. Umployment rates are highest in a recession/ expansion.
10. The government increases its spending in a recession/ expansion.
11. Favorable balance of trade is when a country exports/ imports more.
12. Personal income tax is a progressive/ regressive tax.
13. Progressive taxes go up/ down with a person’s income.
14. If a country has loose monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank raises/ lowers the reserve requirement.
15. Lowering the reserve requirement, means that the banks have more/ less to lend.
16. If a country has strict monetary policy, the discount rate is raised/ lowered.
17. Raising/ lowering the discount rate encourages people to spend money.
18. The Federal Reserve Bank lowers the interest rate in a recession/ expansion.
19. A chair would be sold in the product/ factor market.
20. People’s income affects demand/ supply.
21. If there is an increase in demand, price goes up/ down.
22. If there is an increase in supply, price goes up/ down.
23. Natural resources are sold in the product/ factor market.
24. Producers affect supply/ demand.
25. Automation requires less/ more human capital.
26. Capitalism is another name for a market economy/ command economy.
27. Communism is another name for a command economy/ market economy.
28. Laissez faire economics is the idea of Adam Smith/ Karl Marx.
Legal Activity #11
How does a bill become law? Place the following steps in order.
_______ A Congress person introduces a bill.
_______ A bill goes to the President.
_______ A bill is voted on.
_______ A bill goes to the appropriate committee.
_______ The Bill goes to the floor for debate.
How a Bill becomes Law
Political Activity #12
Let’s Party……………………..what kind of system is it?
One political party controls everything
Are their differences of opinion? ________
Do people get to say what they believe? _______
Are people afraid to be honest? __________
One Party System
Two political parties debate issues and come to a resolution
Is it often hard to decide what to do? _________
Do people get to discuss issues freely? _______
Name the two parties in the
Two Party System
U.S.__________________________
Many political parties exist
Do many candidates exist? ________
Is there a lot of candidates to research? _________
Are too many choices overwhelming?____________
Do you get to know a candidate well?_________
Multi Party System
What Happens to Your Ballot?
Economic Activity #12
Decide if the following scenario best explains a market, mixed, or command economy.
Idea of Adam Smith
Market
Mixed
Laissez faire economics
Market
Mixed
Government does not interfere
Market
Mixed
Government makes all decisions
Market
Mixed
Government sets all prices
Market
Mixed
Government sets some prices such as minimum wage Market
Mixed
Government decides people’s jobs
Market
Mixed
command
command
command
command
command
command
command
Communism
Has two markets: factor market and product market
Price is set by supply and demand
The government sets fiscal policy by raising and
lower taxes and raising and lowering spending
Known as capitalism
Market
Market
Market
Market
Mixed
Mixed
Mixed
Mixed
command
command
command
command
Market
Mixed
command
Legal Activity #13
Mark each true or false.
______1. The President can propose a law.
______2. The Vice President is a voting member of the Senate.
______ 3. In the House of Representatives, the House Rules committee decides how long a person may speak
and what order the speakers go in.
______4. In the Senate, a person may only speak for 15 minutes at a time.
______5. A member of House of Representatives represents their entire state.
______6. In the Senate, a filibuster may occur.
______ 7. The majority floor leader is currently a Democrat.
______ 8. Members of the House and Senate would be on a conference committee.
Political Activity #14
Elections! ELECTIONS! Elections!
Can vote a straight or a split ticket
Narrows down candidates for members of a
certain political party
Must be registered with a political party
Can vote for members of both parties
Can be open or closed
Occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November
People choose government officials
Economic Activity #14
What will happen to price, will it go up or down?
1. _____ a shortage
2. _____ an increase in costs of running a business
3. _____ a frost affects crops
4. _____ price of gas goes up
5. _____ inflation
6. _____ a recession
7. _____ an increase in tariffs
8. _____ a surplus
9. _____ supply goes up
10. ____ demand goes up
11. ____ a monopoly
12. ____ competition increases
Legal Activity #14
Define the following terms:
Primary
Primary
General
General
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
General
General
General
General
Primary
General
Precedents
Prosecution
Defense
Lawsuit
Plaintiff
Adversarial Process
General Review #1
Circle which one does NOT belong.
Mixed economy
Stable economy
Traditional economy
Market economy
Loss of rights
Taxes
Slavery
Wanted land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Communism
Karl Marx
Command economy
Laissez-faire
Pilgrims
Quakers
Puritans
Anglicans
Cannot tax
Did not have an executive
No federal courts
Military was too strong
Tinker v. Des Moines
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg
Shipbuilding and fishing
Town meetings
Virginia House of Burgesses
Good relationship with the Native Americans
Governor
Council of State
Lt Governor
Cabinet members
5th amendment
6th amendment
7th amendment
8th amendment
Espionage
Terrorism
Counterfeiting
Murder
National Rifle Association
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Raise and lower taxes
Raise and lower government spending
Raise and lower interest rates
Natural resources
Capital
Goods
Labor
Stockholders
Dividends
Corporate income tax
Unlimited liability
Rising unemployment rate
GDP is rising
Businesses are hiring
Production is up
Canada
China
Taiwan
Cuba
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