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civics chapter 1

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civics   study of the rights and duties of citizens  
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citizenship   rights and duties of members of a state  
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citizen   member of a community that owes loyalty to the government and is entitled protection from it  
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naturalization   legal process  
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government   ruling authority for a community or society  
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service economy   many people earn their living by providing a service than manufacturing a product  
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values   broad ideas about what is good or desirable  
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popular sovereignty   the notion that power lies with the people  
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institutions   ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions  
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aliens   noncitizenss  
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immigrants   people who move permanently to a new country  
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deport   send back to own countries.  
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public policy   course of government action to achieve community goals.  
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budget   plan for collecting and spending money  
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democracy   a government in which citizens hold the power to rule  
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direct democracy   all the citizens met to debate government matters and vote first hand.  
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representative democracy   government in which citizens choose smaller group to govern on their behalf.  
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republic   a system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of governmental power  
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monarchy   describes a government with a hereditary ruler  
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majority rule   political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people.  
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authorization   power held by an individual or group not accountable to the people  
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totalitarian   the government's control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives.  
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