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41 Cards in this Set
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Responsibility |
An obligation, something you are expected or required to do. |
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Freedom |
The power to determine action without restraint. |
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Citizen |
Member of a nation. |
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Government |
An authority that acts on behalf of a people. |
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Right |
Something that is due to a person or group by law, tradition, or nature. |
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Authority |
The right to control, command, or determine. |
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Ideal |
A belief or standard of conduct that people try to live up to. |
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Natural Law |
Every person is born with rights that would prevail in the absence of man-made law. |
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Civics |
The study of what it means to be a citizen. |
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Derive |
To receive or obtain from a source. |
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Federal |
A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and states. |
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State |
A section of government under a central government. |
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Local |
A small district rather than an entire state or country. |
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Rule of Law |
Government by law. |
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Constitution |
A written plan of government. |
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Federalist |
A group that wanted a strong central government and urged ratification of the Constitution. |
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Anti-Federalist |
A group that opposed ratification of the Constitution because they believed that it gave too much power to the central government and failed to protect the rights of people. |
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The Great Compromise |
A plan that created two houses in Congress. |
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Refugee |
A person who flees persecution in their homeland to seek safety in another nation. |
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Immigrant |
A person who comes to a nation to settle as a permanent resident. |
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Alien |
A person who lives in a nation, but is not a citizen. |
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Visa |
A document allowing immigrants to remain in a country for a specific reason. |
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Naturalization |
A legal process by which aliens become citizens. |
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Deportation |
To force a person to leave a nation. |
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International Law |
Body of rules nations generally recognise as binding in their conduct towards one another. |
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Unlimited Government |
A system in which those who govern are free to use their power as they choose, unrestrained by laws or elections. |
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Totalitarian Government |
A form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. |
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Fascism |
A form of government led by a dictator whobhas complete power, forcibly suppresses opposition and criticism, and is often racist. |
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Communism |
A system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a single political party. |
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Absolute Monarchy |
A form of government in which sovereignty is vested in a single person who inherits the rule for life. |
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Military Strength |
The capability (material + people) of a nation to rule a people. |
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Limited Government |
A system in which government powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful. |
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Popular Sovereignty |
Government by consent of the governed. |
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Constitutional Monarchy |
A form of government in which the monarch shares power with an organized government. |
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Democracy |
A form of government in which the people of a nation either rule directly or through elected representatives. |
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Veto |
A refusal of the president or governor to sign a bill. |
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Separation of Powers |
The 3-way division of power of the branches of the federal government. |
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Legislative |
The law making branch of government. |
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Executive |
The branch of government that carries out laws. |
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Judicial |
The branch of government that interprets the laws and punishes law breakers. |
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Checks and Balances |
A system in which the powers of government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can limit the powers of the other branches. |
