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2. Applying Principles and Weighing Evidence

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Mastery Social Studies is about applying ideas and judging sources.

  • Implied powers. The Necessary and Proper Clause lets Congress act beyond its strictly listed powers.
  • Incorporation. The 14th Amendment extends most Bill of Rights protections to the states.
  • Compromise. The Constitution was built on bargains, like the Great Compromise balancing big and small states.
  • Externalities. Some costs or benefits (like pollution) fall on third parties, a kind of market failure.
  • Evaluate documents. Weigh a source's author, purpose, date, and reliability before trusting its claims.
The Three Branches of Government Checks & Balances each branch limits the others Executive President enforces the laws Legislative Congress (House + Senate) makes the laws Judicial the Courts interpret the laws
Each branch's powers -- enumerated and implied -- are balanced against the others.
Quick Check

When a factory's pollution harms nearby residents who are not part of the sale, economists call that cost a(n) what?

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