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16 Cards in this Set
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Citizenship |
Allegiance to a country, or full membership and participation in its political and social institutions |
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Jus soli |
"Law of the soil"; anyone born within the 50 states or American territories is considered a native-born citizen |
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Jus sanguinis |
"Law of the blood"; children inherit the citizenship of their parents, regardless of their own place of birth |
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Expatriation |
Legal process by which a person renounces his citizenship |
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Alien |
A foreign-born resident of a country who has not become a naturalized citizen |
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Visa |
Right of admission |
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Passport |
Travel Document for identification and safe Passage |
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Naturalization |
Process whereby a person changes citizenship from one country to another |
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Conscription |
the draft; a system whereby able-bodied men are required to join a particular branch of the nation's armed forces for a certain period of time |
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Blanket primary |
A type of Open primary which allows the voter to vote a split ticket |
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Runoff primary |
A primary held after the regular primary between the two top candidates when neither one by majority |
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Australian ballot system |
Secret ballot system |
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Absentee ballot |
Form of voting that provides an alternative to voting at the polls on Election Day |
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Precinct |
Local voting district |
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Lobbyist |
One who represents a special interest group before a political body |
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PAC |
Political action committee; required for interest groups that want to contribute large sums of money to politicians |
