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unit 1

unit 1 american soci

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civics the study of government and citizenship
common good the welfare of society and all the people as a whole
anarchy when there is no govern ment and no laws
representative government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions
monarchy government in which the leader is a king or queen
dictatorship government in which government in which one person rules and gives citizens little freedom
municipal another word for city
2 functions of government to provide safety and services
3 levels of government national state local (city)
2 ways to be born a u.s citizen born on us born to us parents
alien another word for non-citizen
illegal alien a person who is in the us and does not have proper documents
3 things an alien cannot do vote be president serve on jury
USCIS agency in the us that deals with immigration
naturalization process an immigrant goes through to become an american citizen
diversity another name fr different
melting pot says that society is more united when everyone puts aside cultural differences to become one
salad bowl says that society is better when people keep cultural differences and do not blend into one
descrimination denying opportunities to someone who is qualified based on prejudices of certain groups
e pluribus unum a latin phrase that is translated one out of many one
tolerance accepting differences in people
migrant population shift americans are moving north to south east to west
service jobs more jobs in america today are this kind of jobs instead of manufacturing
more education more money the increase of technical jobs in the us
hispanic largest and fastest growing minority in the us today
census counting and getting information about the population
duty something that a citizen is required to do
responsibility something that a citizen should do
todas taxes obey the law attend to school draft serve on jury
apathy an attitude in which a person does not care about something
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