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chapter 1 civics
civics flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Civics- | to study the rights of citizens. |
citizenship- | rights and duties of members of a state. |
citizen- | a community member who owes loyalty to the government. |
service economy- | where the majority of people earn their living by providing service rather than manufacturing a product. |
value- | the general principals or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions. |
popular sovereignty- | the motion that power lies with the people. |
institution- | sets of ideas people have about relationships,obligations,roles,and functions of society. |
naturalization- | a legal process to obtain citizenship. |
alien- | a non citizen. |
immigrant- | a person who moves permanently to another country. |
deport- | to send an immigrant or an alien back to their own country. |
government- | the ruling for a community or society. |
public policy- | a course of government action to achieve community goals. |
budget- | a plan for collecting and spending money. |
republic- | any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth. |
monarchy- | supreme power or sovreignty held by a single person. |
majority rule- | the numercial majority of an organized group can make binding on the whole group. |
authoritarian- | exercising the complete or almost complete control over the will of another pernson. |
totalitarian- | exercising the control over the freedom, will, or thought of others. |