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24 Cards in this Set
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Immigrant |
A person who moves permanently to a new country. |
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Ethnic Group |
A group of people who have the same race, culture, or nationality. |
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Values |
The principle or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions. |
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Institution |
An important practice, relationship, or organization. |
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Popular Sovereignty |
Idea that government gets its power from the people. |
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government |
The ruling authority for a group of people. |
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Citizen |
A person who is loyal to a government and is protected by that government. |
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Civics |
The study of the rights and duties of citizens. |
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Citizenship |
The rights and duties of citizens. |
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Naturalization |
A legal process to become a citizen. |
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Alien |
A person who lives in a country in which he or she was not born. |
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Refugee |
A person who flees his or her country to escape danger. |
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Responsibilty |
An obligation that we meet of our own free will. |
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Duty |
A thing we are required to perform. |
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Tolerance |
Respecting and accepting others. |
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Welfare |
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Volunteerism |
Giving one's time and services to others without expecting payment. |
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Public Policy |
The decision and actions to solve problems. |
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Representative Democracy |
A government in which people choose leaders to represent them. |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
A government in which the power of the monarch is limited by a Constitution. |
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Majority Rule |
Democratic principle that says a majority of the people has the power to make laws binding on all the people. |
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Authoritarian Regime |
A government in which one person or a small group holds all the power. |
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Totalitarian |
A system in which government controls people's lives. |
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Ideology |
A set of ideas about life and society. |
