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te Government Terms

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citizen person that belongs to a country.
civics the study of the rights and duties of citizens.
citizenship rights and duties of members of a state.
service economy where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product
values the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions
popular sovereignty the notion that power lies with the people.
institutions set of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society.
naturalization a legal process to obtain citizenship.
aliens a non-citizen.
immigrants people who move permanently to a new country
deport to send an alien or immigrant back to his or her own country
government the ruling authority for a community or society .
public policy the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
budget a plan for making and spending money
democracy a government in which citizens hold the power to rule.
direct democracy a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand
representative democracy a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf.
republic a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers
monarchy describes a government with a hereditary ruler
majority rule political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people.
authoritarian a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.
totalitarian a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives.
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