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CL M6 Review

Civic Literacy Module 6 Review

TermDefinition
Civic Duty Required acts that citizens must follow and are enforced by laws.
Civic Responsibility Acts a citizen is expected to do, but is not required to by law.
Jury Duty Obligation to serve on a jury during the trial process.
Citizenship Members of a government system who are entitled to government services.
Naturalization The process by which a non-citizen applies for citizenship.
Non-Citizens Those in the United States for a specific period granted by the government; formerly referred to as aliens.
Immigrants A person who has been approved by the government to permanently move to the United States.
Democracy A form of government in which the people hold the ultimate authority.
Dictatorship A single ruler completely controls the government and all decision-making.
Political Party Association of individuals with similar political views/interests.
Platform Formal policy outlining the beliefs of a political party.
Democratic Party Liberal party in the United States supporting a strong central government.
Republican Party Conservative party in the United States supporting more state government rights.
Political Climate The current state of politics.
Ballot A place on which people can cast votes.
Candidate An individual who enters an election to win a political office.
Caucus A meeting of members of a political party in which they select the candidate they want to run for the Presidency or another political office.
Delegates People who serve on behalf of their party; at the national convention, they help choose the Presidential candidate.
Election The process by which voters cast ballots for candidates and/or policies.
Electoral College Electoral delegates, chosen by the voters of each state, who vote for the President and Vice President; all but two states cast all of their electoral votes for the candidate who received the majority of the popular vote in that state.
General Election The process by which candidates are chosen for political offices.
Hanging Chad A piece of paper from a ballot which did not detach fully and thus means the votes on that ballot do not count.
Primary Elections Voters select the candidate they want to run in the general election.
Voter Registration Procedure by which individuals sign up to vote.
Angel Island Immigration station for processing immigrants arriving on the west coast of the United States.
Ellis Island Immigration station for processing immigrants arriving on the east coast of the United States.
Immigration and Neutrality Act Determines the number of immigrants admitted yearly and manner in which they are processed (it has been changed over the years).
National Identity A sense of belonging that is connected to the culture, beliefs, and traditions of a country.
Quota System Sets the number of immigrants who could migrate to the United States from any given country as a percentage of that nationality’s population in the United States by a certain date; favored some nationalities over others.
Resident An individual who lives in a country legally.
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