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Chapter 1 Review

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What Is The Definition Of Deny?   to take away a right or privilege  
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What Is The Definition Of Regime?   a government that is in power  
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What Is The Definition Of Resolve?   to find a solution to a disagreement  
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What Is The Definition Of Socialism?   system in which society either directly or indirectly through the government controls all aspects of the economy  
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What Is The Definition Of Ideology?   a body of ideas about life and society  
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What Is The Definition Of Totalitarian?   describes a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives  
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What Is The Definition Of Authoritarian Regime?   a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power  
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What Is The Definition Of Immigrant?   an individual who moves permanently to a new country  
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What Is The Definition Of Naturalization?   a legal process to obtain citizenship  
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What Is The Definition Of Ethnic Group?   a group of people who share a common national, cultural, or racial background  
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What Is The Definition Of Government?   the ruling authority for a comminity  
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What Is The Definition Of Values?   the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions  
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What Is The Definition Of Citizenship?   rights and duties of citizens  
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What Is The Definition Of Institution?   a key practice, relationship, or organization in a society  
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What Is The Definition Of Civics?   the study of the rights and duties of citizens  
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What Is The Definition Of Popular Sovereignty?   government receives its power from the people  
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What Is The Definition Of Arbitrary?   unrestrained  
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What Is The Definition Of Distinct?   unique, special, or different in some way; separate or noticeably different  
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What Is The Definition Of Alien?   a foreign-born resident of the United States who has not been naturalized  
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What Is The Definition Of Majority Rule?   political principal 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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What Is The Definition Of Refugee?   a person who has unwillingly left his or her home to escape war, famine, or natural disaster  
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What Is The Definition Of Priority?   having the highest ranking on a list  
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What Is The Definition Of Constitutional Monarchy?   monarchy in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and laws  
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What Is The Definition Of Responsibility?   an obligation that we meet of our own free will  
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What Is The Definition Of Representative Democracy?   a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf  
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What Is The Definition Of Public Policy?   the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community  
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True Or False: In a democracy, people agree to abide by rules that the minority of people want   false  
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True Or False: Tolerance is having the highest ranking on the list   false  
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True Or False: A legal process to obtain citizenship is naturalization   true  
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True Or False: Socialism is the study of the rights and duties of citizens   false  
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True Or False: States can take away the citizenship of their residents   false  
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True Or False: Since 1973, only volunteers have served in the United States armed forces   true  
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True Or False: Federal systems of government and unitary systems of governments have the same power structure   false  
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True Or False: The United States limits the number of immigrants to about one million a year   true  
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True Or False: A government in which one leader holds absolute power is a democracy   false  
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True Or False: Ethnic groups are people who share a common racial background   false  
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Volunteerism involves giving _______________ to others without receiving payment.   services and time  
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What country was the world's oldest direct democracy?   Greece, Athens  
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Libraries, hospitals, parks, and __________ are examples of service run by the government.   schools  
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The health, prosperity, and happiness of the members of a community are called _____________.   welfare  
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What accurately states the current U.S. immigration policy?   The united states gives highest priority to relatives of U.S. are citizens  
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Where did the concept of citizenship begin?   Ancient Greece and Rome  
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What is an example of an important American institution?   the family  
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When United States citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing what form of government?   Representative Democracy  
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