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23 Cards in this Set
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Civics |
The study of government, rights, and duties |
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Citizen |
Someone who was born in a country or pledged allegiance to a country |
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Government |
The authority in a country |
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Public policy |
How the government resolves issues and problems |
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Budget |
A plan for how someone makes and spends money |
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Democracy |
the people have the power |
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Representative democracy |
The people elect a group of people to vote |
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Majority rule |
Political principal, the greater number of people should have more power |
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Accountability |
The amount of accuracy something has, how reliable it is, related to responsibility |
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Courtesy |
Being kind and respectful |
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Honesty |
Telling the truth |
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Patriotism |
Showing American spirit |
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Respect |
Admiration and appreciation for someone more accomplished or older than you |
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Responsibility |
Taking charge of and doing something that you should do |
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Self reliance |
Independence, not relying on anyone else |
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Trustworthiness |
Being able to be trusted |
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Naturalization |
The process someone goes through to become a citizen of the United States of America |
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USCIS |
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, help immigration to become citizens. |
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Immigration |
Moving from one country to another and changing citizenship |
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Duties |
Something you have to carry out as a citizen |
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Responsibility |
The same as responsibility but applies to multiple things you are responsible for |
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Rights |
Something that can never be taken away from you, something that you get(I.e. freedom of speech and freedom of religion) |
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Dictatorship |
One leader that makes all the decision |
