U.S.. CItizenship Interview - CIvics Glossary
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| The Allies | DOrmal partnership of countries that first opposed Germany in WWI, and then again to oppose the axis countries during WWII | ||||
| AMbassador | Person wo officially represents a country outside that country | ||||
| Amreicna Revolution | Struggle of independance from Great Brittain - 1775-1783 | ||||
| Abroad | In a foreign country | ||||
| The axis | Alliance of Germany, Italy & Japan during WWII - The Axis oppossed the allies | ||||
| Bill | Legislation that has been formally introduced in Congress | ||||
| Bloodshed | Violencethat causes injury, death or carnage | ||||
| Branch | Section or divition of something | ||||
| Census | Official count of person living in a country | ||||
| CIvil Liberty | Freedom that involves limiting the power of the government over the people. The individual freedoms mentioned in the Bill of Rights are know as Civil Liberties | ||||
| CIvil Rights | Idea that all people of a nation or society should be treated equally | ||||
| CIvil RIghts Movement | Organized effort that promoted equality, political irghts, and fair treatment for all Americans no matter the color of their skin | ||||
| Colonies | Areas controlled by a foreign country | ||||
| Compact | Signed formal agreement between 2+ groups | ||||
| Compromise | Agreement between 2 groups of opposing views - A deal | ||||
| To confirm | When the Senate approves the President's choice for an important government position | ||||
| Constellation | Group of stars in a night sky | ||||
| Constituents | People represented by an elected official | ||||
| to Debate | When people arhue by representing their different opninions about something | ||||
| Debt | money's owed | ||||
| Declaration | Statement of an idea or argument | ||||
| Declaration of War | Official statement by one country that it its at war with another | ||||
| Deliberate | Careful & methodical / thought out | ||||
| Democratic | Having to do with the egovernment by the people, or the idea of political equality for all | ||||
| Domestic affairs | Things that go within a country, or polotical issues that affect one country and its people, having nothing to do with foreign or international affairs | ||||
| Equal | The exact same : identical | ||||
| Equality | The idea that all humans have the same rights, and that none are worse or lower than others simply because of their color or ethnic background | ||||
| To execute | To carry out, to turn a written rule into an action | ||||
| Feast | a big, special meal held to celebrate something , banquet | ||||
| Federal | Having to do with the national, or central government, rather than the government of a specific state | ||||
| Federalists Papaers | 85 essays that were prionted in NY papers while that state was deciding wether or not to support the US consitution. The essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, John J. and James Madison in 1787 and 1788 and explained why New Yorkers should support the | ||||
| Fiery | Intense and forceful, passionate | ||||
| Founding Fathers | The men who worte the US constitution. Thet founded our system of Government | ||||
| To governq | to set rules that epople have to follow. To use political power to lead or to administer | ||||
| Hardiness | ability to survive difficulties and keep going | ||||
| Harvest | The food that farmers get from the crops they have grown during the summer | ||||
| Ideals | Basic principles or moral which often discuss how a society should operate | ||||
| Inagurate | Going through the ceremony of becoming president, known as inauguration | ||||
| Invade | To enter by force, using military: to march into a place that belongs to an enemy | ||||
| Jury | Group of citizens that kisten to a case in court and makes a decistion about the case. Each US citizen is called from time to time to serve on a jury | ||||
| Justice (a) | Fairness; the state of neing morally good | ||||
| Justice (b) | another word for a judge, used especially those of the Supreme Court | ||||
| Legislative | Having to do with making laws; often refers to a group of selected officials, such as the US Congress, that get together to make laws | ||||
| Liberties | Special freedoms or rights | ||||
| Lofty | very high or elevated; grand | ||||
| Naturalization | Process by which a foreign born person can become a US Citizen | ||||
| Noble | Of good qualities, excellent | ||||
| Nominee | Person who is selected, or nominated for an importan government position | ||||
| Oaths | A promise or vow; a pledge | ||||
| Persevereance | Never giving up and always going ahead | ||||
| Pilgrims | English settlers who came to America long ago and set up communities | ||||
| Planter | Farmer, speially one who operates a large farm - plantation | ||||
| Polling Station | Where people vote on elections | ||||
| Posterity | Future generations | ||||
| Protest | To publicly oppose or complkaint aboutsomething; to object to something | ||||
| Ratification | To give formal concent to; when a majority of the states legislatures approve a proposed constitutional ammendment | ||||
| Represent | To serve within government as the voice of the poeple who elected you | ||||
| Representation | The right or priviledge of being represented by delegates in a legislative body | ||||
| Republican | When a countries political power comes from the citizens, not the rulers and is put into use by representatives elected by the citizens | ||||
| Rights | Basic thing people can freely do; freedoms and priviledges | ||||
| Secretary of State | The government official in charge of directing and supervising the foreign relations of the United States. He leads the main foreign policy agency of the United States, the Dpet of State. The secretary of State is the highest ranking head of a department | ||||
| Segregation | Separation of citizens of different races | ||||
| Senate President Pro Tempore | The Senator who, when the Vice President i not present, presides over the Senate. This means that he or she chooses which Senators cn speak to the Senate. The President Pro Tempore is the Senator from the majority political party - The party which has the | ||||
| Speaker of the House | The most powerful of the House of Representatives, who laways comes from the majority party- the party with the mot representatives. Th e Speker presides over the house by deciding which representatives can speak during debate and usually play a very vis | ||||
| Speedy | fast; done quickly | ||||
| SUpreme | Highest; cannot be challenged; Ultimate | ||||
| Temperate | Calm, composed, reasonable; self controlled | ||||
| Term | Length of time that government leader serves before he must be elected once again | ||||
| Term limits | Limit of the number of terms a leader can be elected to serve. A term is the length of time that a givernment leader serves before he or she must be elected once again | ||||
| Territory | New land controlled by a government; many states were US territories befi=ore officially becoming states | ||||
| Treaty | Formal agreement between 2+ countries; a pact | ||||
| Unanimous | When everyone in a group that is deciding something decides the same way | ||||
| Valor | Bravery in facng great danger, specially in battle | ||||
| Vigilance | The state of being alert and watching outfor danger | ||||
| Whigs | American political party of the 1800's party. The party stood for business and banking interests and opposed Andrew Jakson and his Democratic partu. Four Presidents, all serving in the 1840s 1850's, were whigs |
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Created by:
marstan
on 2007-03-25