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41 Cards in this Set
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citizen |
a legally recognized member of a country |
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civics |
study of citizenship and government |
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politics |
means by which government is conducted |
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government |
organizations,institutions, and individuals that except use political authority over a group |
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John Locke |
state of nature = state of freedom
people are good |
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Thomas Hobbes |
state of nature = chaos
people are selfish |
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state of nature |
life without government |
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natural rights |
rights everyone is born with -life -livery -property |
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social contract |
process of giving up some of your rights to receive protection |
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according to John Locke why do people leave state of nature |
1: self-interested 2:smarter & stronger take over weak 3:weaker can band together against strong 4:insecure |
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dictatorship |
ruler can't be held accountable to the will of the people |
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totalitarian |
government has total control over citizens lives |
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absolute monarchy |
King or Queen has all the power |
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constitutional monarchy |
King or Queen share power with parliament (monarchy is limited) |
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indirect democracy |
elect small groups of people to make decisions |
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republic |
another name for indirect democracy |
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radical |
seen as being on the far left of the political spectrum - call for wide sweeping rapid change in the basic structure of the political, social, or economic system - willing to use violence or revolution |
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liberal |
believe that the government. should be actively involved in the promotion of social welfare of a nations citizens - call for peaceful, gradual change within the existing political system - reject violent revolution as the way for change |
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moderate |
seen as tolerant of other people's views, and do not hold extreme views of their own |
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conservative |
favor keeping things the way they are or maintaining the status quo - usually hesitant or caution about adopting new policies - "best government governs least" |
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reactionary |
sitting on the far right of the ideological spectrum - want to go back to the way things where -the good ol days |
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what is the difference between duties and responsibilities as a citizen |
duties - musts responsibilities - shoulds |
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immigrant |
people who came here from other countries and adopted American customs and blended into the American society |
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why do we need government |
for protection |
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direct democracy |
public policy is directly made bythe people in mass meetings |
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what are qualities of a good citizen |
-follows laws & rules set in their community -helps when needed -votes -educated -informed about politics -accepts diversity |
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describe the naturalization process |
1 : enter the country legally 2 : apply for citizenship 3 : must be at least 18 4 : interview background test 5 : oath of allegiance |
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alien |
permanent residents of the US who are still citizen of another country |
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quota |
a specific number |
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native born |
receives citizenship upon birth |
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naturalization |
process to become a US citizen |
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refugee |
people who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries |
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civic vertue |
placing the common good above your own needs |
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common good |
the good of the entire community |
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republican government |
promotes good |
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Cincinnatus |
thought of republican government |
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Montesquieu |
separation of powers -dividing powers of a 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 government |
limits on powers and people running the government |
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higher law |
set of laws that establish and limit the power of government -lists basic rights -protects those rights -limits on government -recognizes private domain of citizens -only changed with wide spread consent of the people |
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rule of law |
no one is above law |
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