Civics D Unit 1

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Citizen

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a legally recognized member of a country

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Politics

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means by which a government is conducted

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Civics

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study of citizenship and government

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government

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organizations,institutions and individuals that exercise political authority

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John Locke

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state of nature= state of freedom, people are intrinsically good

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why do we need a government, whats its purpose?

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for protecton

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Thomas Hobbes

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state of nature= state of chaos people are intrinsically selfish

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state of nature

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life without government

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natural rights

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rights everyone is born with

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social contract

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process of giving up some of your rights in order to receive proportion

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why do we leave the state of nature

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1. self interested

2. stronger and smarter can take over the weak

3. weaker can ban together against strong

4. insecure

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dictatorship

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ruler can't be held accountable to the will of the people

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totalitarian

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government has total control over citizens lives -north korea

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absolute monarchy

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king or queen have all the power - Saudi Arabia

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constitutional monarchy

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king or queen share power with parliament- Great Britain

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Direct Democracy

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(pure) public policy is directly made by the people in mass meetings

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indirect/representative democracy

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elect small groups of people to make decisions... (also known as a republic)

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Republic

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another name of representative democracy

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radical

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- far left

- wide sweeping/ rapid change

-big government

- controls all industry's

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liberal

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-left of moderate

-peaceful, gradual change

-active government

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moderate

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-middle, share many views of conservatives and liberals

-wait and see approach on change

-tolerant

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conservative

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-right of moderate

-favor keeping things the way they are

-cautious about change

-small government, less is better

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native born

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born in the U.S

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naturalization

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alien becomes a citizen

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refugee

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people who are trying to escape dangers in home countries

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civic virtue

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placing the common good above your own need

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common good

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what's good for the community as a whole

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republican government

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-promotes the common good

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Cincinnatus

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put in as a dictator to save their country from war, after they won the people wanted to keep him as Dictator but he declined because he did not want to loose the Republic Government where the people had a say. Civic virtue because he put his need for power below the needs of the people

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Montesquieu

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seperation of powers- dividing powers of government among different branches to protect against abuse of authority

Checks and Balances- branches check powers of other branches- balancing them out

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constitutional governemnt

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limits on powers and people running for government

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higher law

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set of laws that establish and limit power of government

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Reactionary

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-far right

-go back to the good ol days

-repressive use of government power

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5 characteristics of higher law

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1. lists citizens basic rights

2. governments role is to protects people's rights

3. limit the people in governments power

4. establish private domain

5. can only be changed with the widespread consent of the people

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limited government

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government doesn't have absolute authority

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rule of law

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no one is above the law

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What are qualities of a good citizen

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-follow the laws

-paying taxes

-appearing in court

-voting

-being informed

-taking part in local government

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duty

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what your required to do- musts

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responsibility

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what you should do -shoulds

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what are early immigration policies of the U.S

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Us congress passed laws limiting immigration in 1800s

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naturalization process

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1. apply for permanent residency visa

2. apply for citizenship

3. get fingerprinted

4. be interviewed and pass tests on civics, us history, and english

5. take the oath of alligence to the Us

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immigrant

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people who come here from another country, entered the nation and adopted American society

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alien

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permeant resident of the U.S who are still citizens of another country

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quota

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set # of people allowed to enter from a certain region