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12.0 civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitutional republic | A form of government based on a set of written rules in which the people hold power through their elected representatives |
| Polis | the ancient greek word for city-state |
| Democratic rules | the basic ideas and rule of democracy |
| Civic participation | the involvement t of citizens in government process |
| Legislative bodies | Law-making part of government |
| Voting rights | The right to vote |
| Written constitution | the basic rules of government written down in a document everyone can read that government officials must obey |
| Republicanism | The support for republican form of government- government by elected representatives |
| Representative government | made of representatives elected by its citizens |
| Rule of law | principle that all members of society should obey the same set of rules |
| Separation of power | principle that government get separated into multiple branches. |
| Judeo Christian tradition | the beliefs are practices of those following the Jewish and Christian traditions |
| Ethical ideas of justices | they should reward those who do good reeds |
| Individual worth | :value as a human being |
| Personal responsibility | means or have control over what we do |