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13 Cards in this Set
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diverse
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many kinds of people with different backgrounds, ideas, and opinions
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public good
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the needs of everyone in a community, which are often met by volunteering or through community service
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legal alien
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non citizen WITH permission to live in U.S.
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illegal alien
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non citizen WITHOUT permission to live in U.S.
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quota
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the numerical limit of people allowed to immigrate to the U.S. each year
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civics
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the study of the rights and duties of citizens
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government
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the ruling authority of a community
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immigrant
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a person who moves PERMANENTLY to a new country
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naturalization
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a legal process that allows someone to become a citizen of a different country
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citizen
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a community member that owes loyalty to the community and the government
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direct democracy
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a type of government where all of the citizens vote when something needs to be done
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representative democracy
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when a country is too large for all of the citizens to meet and decide matters; the citizens elect representatives to make the decisions for them
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deport
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to send a non citizen (alien or immigrant) back to their home country
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