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17 Cards in this Set
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Colony
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a settlement ruled by people from another country
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Citizen
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a member of a nation
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Civics
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the study of what it means to be a U.S. citizen
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Government
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the authority that acts on behalf of a group of people
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Ideal
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a belief
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Immigrant
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a person who comes to a nation to settle as a permanent resident
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Quota
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a limit
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Refugee
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a person who flees persecution in his or her homeland
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Native-born citizen
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American born citizen
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Alien
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a person who lives in a nation but is not a citizen
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Deport
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to force a person to leave a nation
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Naturalization
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a legal process by which an alien becomes a citizen
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Census
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an official count of the number of people in a country
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Migration
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a movement of people from region to region
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Ghetto
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a neighborhood where people of the same race, religion or country live
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Tenement
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an apartment house with poor conditions
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Racism
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feelings against people because of their skin color
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