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12 Cards in this Set
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Define government.
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the power that rules on behalf of a group of people
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Define civics.
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what it means to be an American citizen
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Define ideals.
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beliefs
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Define immigrants.
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people who came here from other lands
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Define quota
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limit
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Define naturalization.
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a legal process by which an alien becomes a citizen
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Define birthrate
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the number of live births per 1,000 members of a population
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Define death rate.
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the number of deaths per 1,000 members of a population
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Define migration.
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movement of people from region to region
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Define alien.
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a person who lives in a nation but is not a citizen
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Define census.
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an official count of the number of people in America
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Define refugee.
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a person who flees persecution in his or her homeland to seek safety in another nation
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