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What are the advantages and disadvantages of states having a strong role in the American political system? Based on your reading of the chapter, would you say that states currently have too much power or too little? Explain your answer with examples.


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Damages

Monetary compensation awarded by a court to a person who has suffered loss or harm as a result of another's action or inaction.

Statutory Amount

A specific sum of money that is prescribed by statute or law for various purposes.

Extortion

A criminal offense in which a person obtains money, property, and/or services from another by wrongfully threatening or inflicting harm on the other’s person, property, or reputation. Also called blackmail.

Rescind

To rescind is to revoke, cancel, or repeal a contract, agreement, or law, effectively making it as if it never existed.

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