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Unit 1
Civics & Economics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civics | the study of government citizenship. |
| Direct Democracy | the welfare of society and all the people as a whole. |
| Anarchy | when there is no government |
| Represents Democracy | government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions |
| Monarchy | government in which the leader is a king or queen |
| Municipal | another word for city |
| to provide safe & services | what are 2 functions of goverment? |
| national state, local, city | what are the 2 levels of government?orn on |
| born on us | 2 ways to be born a u.s. citizen |
| alien | another word for non-citizen |
| illegal alien | a person who is in the u.s. and does not have proper documentation |
| vote to be president | 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 "different" |
| melting pot | says that society in more united when everyone puts aside cultural differences to become one |
| salad bowl | says that society is more better when people keep cultural differences and do not blend into one |
| descrimination | denying opportunies to someone who is qualified based on prejudices of certain groups |
| e plurium unum | latin phrase that is translated "out of many, one" |
| tolerance | accepting differences in people is called being migration |
| population shift | accepting are moving north to south, east to west, and from cities to suburbs; this is called a more education |
| service jobs | more jobs in america today are this kind of job instead of manufacturing |
| more money | what does thethe increase in technical jobs in the u.s. mean for you |
| hispanics | largest and fastest growing minority in the u.s. today |
| census | couting and getting information about the population is called |
| duty | something a citizen is required to do |
| resposibility | something a citizen should do |
| obey laws pay taxes and court duty | duties of americans citizens |
| apathy | an attitude in which a person does not care about something |