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Civics
Rights, Duties and Responsbilities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civics | the study of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens |
| citizen | people who live in a certain place or are a member of a certain community; can also mean people who are legally recognized by a nation as owing loyalty to that nation and being entitled to protection by the nation |
| 5 Levels of Citizenship | 1. Home 2. School or workplace 3. City or County 4. State or Territory 5. Country |
| Rights | privilege or claim to something |
| Duties | something that you are required to do by law and there is a penalty if you do not do them |
| Responsibilities | things you SHOULD do but are not required by law to do them |
| Naturalization | A legal process to obtain citizenship |
| Oath of Allegiance | an oath that must be taken by all individuals gaining citizenship through naturalization |
| Treason | the act of betraying your country |
| betraying | being disloyal |
| Pledge of Allegiance | A promise citizens of the United States make to be true to their flag and all that it stands for |
| The Star Spangled Banner | The national anthem of the United States written by Francis Scott Key |
| Independence Day | July 4, 1776 |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution |
| Selective Service System | The system used in the United States to draft young people into armed service. |