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Civics vocab

TermDefinition
Immigrant A person who moves permanently to a new country
Ethnic group A group of people who share a common national, cultural, or racial background.
Values The general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments/decisions.
Institutions A key practice, relationship, or organization in society.
Popular Sovereignty The idea that power lies with people.
Arbitrary Not agreed upon, seemingly random
Citizens Community members who owes loyalty to the government and are entitled to protection
Civics The study of rights and duties of citizens
Citizenship Rights and duties of members of a state
Government The ruling authority of a community
Naturalization A legal process to obtain citizenship
Alien A foreign-born resident of the USA who hasn't been naturalized
Refugee A person who unwillingly left his-her family to escape war/famine, etc
Responsibility An obligation that we fulfill voluntarily
Duty A thing we're required to do
Tolerance Respecting/accepting others, regardless of their beliefs,practices, or differences
Welfare The health,prosperity, and happiness of members of a community
Volunteerism The practice of offering your time/services to others without payment
Public Policy The course of action the government takes in response to an issue/problem.
Representative Democracy A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf.
Constitutional Monarchy Who rules is passed down through blood; the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution/laws.
Majority Rule Political principle that a 50% or more of a community's members have the power to make laws binding on all people
Authoritarian Regime A government in which a single leader or a group holds absolute power.
Totalitarian A system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives.
Ideology A body of ideas about life and society
Socialism A system in which society, either directly/ indirectly through the government, controls all aspects of the economy.
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