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Civics Chapter 3
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alien | A citizen of one country that lives in another country |
| Candidate | A person running for office |
| Citizen | A person with certain rights and duties under a government; a person who by birth or by choice owes allegiance, or loyalty, to a nation |
| Common Good | The well-being of all members of society |
| Jury Of Peers | A group of ordinary citizens who hear a court case and decide whether the accused person is innocent or guilty |
| Naturalized | To have gone through the process of becoming a citizen. Naturalization is a process which applies to a person not born a citizen in the US |
| Representatives | People who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government |
| Rule Of Law | The concept of a government of laws |
| Social Roles | Roles that people play in real life |
| Witnesses | People who have seen events related to a crime or who have special information that may help determine the guilt or innocence of a person on trail |