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Elections
civics, jaime for test on tuesday, 11/19/07
Word | Definitions |
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citizen | a person who owes alligance to a country |
alien | a citizen of one country who lives in another |
naturalization | the process of gaining citizenship |
social role | roles people play in real life |
"office of citizen" | the most important position held within a democracy |
candidate | a person running for political office |
political party | a group of citizens who wish to control or influence the government |
platform | a statement of a party's official stand on major public issues |
planks | a political statement on a specific issue |
registration | signing up to be a voter |
right | something that is gaureenteed to every citizen |
duty | something that is required by law for citizens to do |
reponsibility | something voluntary but still important to make society better |