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chapter 1 terms

civics

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civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizens.
citizenship rights and duties of members of a state.
citizens community member owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it.
service economy where the majoritynof people earn thier living by providing service rather than manufacturing a product.
value the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions.
popular soverignty the notion that power lies with the people.
instetution sets of ideals that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and software.
diverse differing from one another.
ethnic relating to races or groups of peopl who share common traits and customs.
principle a rule of conduct and belief.
naturalization a legal process to obtain citizenship.
alien a noncitizen
immagrant a person who moves permanently to a new country
deport to send an alien back to his or her own country.
deny refusal to grant, agree, or believe.
priority first consideration
government the ruling authority for a communty or society.
public policy a coarse of government action to achieve community goals.
budget a plan for collecting and spending money.
democracy a government in which citizens hold the power to rule.
representive democracy a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on thier behalf.
republic a represenative democracy where citizuns choose their law makers.
monarchy a government with a heraditary 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.
authorization a government in which one learder or group of people holds absolute power.
totalatarian a system in which government control extends to almost all aspect of peoples lives.
community a group of people who share the same interests and concerns.
enforce to carry out by force or ensure compliance.
constrain to force, limit, or hold back.
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