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MP government terms

Chapter 1 terms

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Citizen A person that belongs to a country
Civics The study of the rights and duties of citizens
Citizenship Men with property possessed the right to vote and to take part in government
Service Economy They earn a living pursuing services
Values Broad ideas about what is good or desirable, and are shared by people in society
Popular Sovereignty government by consent of the governed
Institutions Sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions
Naturalization two ways to become a citizen: by birth and, for foreign-born people who choose to become citizens, by a legal process
Aliens Several million noncitizens that live in the U.S.
Immigrants people who move permantely to a new country
Deport government officals send them back to their own country
Government The ruling authority for a community, or society
Public policy A course of government action to achieve community goals
Budget A plan for collecting and spending money, is key to the success of the community
Democracy A government in which citizens hold the power to rule
Direct Democracy A form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand
Representive Democracy A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
Republic A system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of governmental power
Monarchy A government with a hereditary, single leader
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
Popular American Government sets

 

 



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