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unit 1
unit 1 gov't and citizenship
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 government, and no laws. |
| Republic | Government in which citizen elect representatives to make decisions (U.S., Japan) |
| Monarchy | Government in which the leader is a king or queen. |
| Dictatorship | Government in which one person rules and gives citizens little freedom. |
| Municipal | Another word for city. |
| Make laws, safeti and order, provide services | What are the 2 FUNCTIONS of government? (What does government do?) |
| National, State, County and City. | What are the 3 LEVELS of government? (NOT the 3 branches!!!) |
| Born on us oil, Born to a U.S. parents | 2 ways to be BORN a U.S. citizen |
| Alien | another word for non-citizen |
| Illigal-Alien | a person who is in the U.S. and does NOT have proper documentation. |
| Cannot vote, Run for officeand be on jury | 3 things that an alien can NOT do |
| USCIS | Agency in the U.S. that deals with immigration |
| Naturalization | process an immigrant goes through to become an American citizen. |
| Diversity | another name for "diferent" |
| Melting pot | says that society is more united when averybody 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 |
| discrimination | denying opportunities to someone who is qualife based on prejudices of certain groups |
| E pluribus unum | Latin phrase that is translated "out of many, one" |
| tolerance | accepting differences in people is called being... |
| Imigration/ population shift | Americans are moving north to south, east to west, and from cities to suburbs, this is called a ... |
| Service jobs | More jobs in america today are this kind of jobs in the U.S. today is... |
| More education and more money | What does the increase in technical jobs in the U.S. mean for you? |
| hispanic | largest and fastest frowing minority in the U.S. today is... |
| census | counting and getting information about the population is called a ... |
| Duties | something that a citizen is REQUIERED to do |
| Responsability | something that a citizen SHOULD do |
| Obey the laws, go to school, Draft, Court, Pay taxes. | List 5 DUTIES of American citizens |
| Apathy | an attitude in which a person does not care about something. |
| Equal protection under the law in the 14TH amendment | what protects us from this discrimination? |
| Voting, Staying Informed, Volunteering, Be tolerant, Respect others, Recycling. | Responsibilities |
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