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28 Cards in this Set
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alien
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foreign-born resident
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citizen
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legal member of a nation
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denaturalization
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legal process by which a citizen forfeits citizenship
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dual national citizenship
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status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more nations
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enlightened self-interest
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philosophy that persons who serve the common good ultimately serve themselves
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e pluribus unum
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out of the many, one
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jus sanguines
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citizenship granted to someone born to a citizen
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jus soli
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citizenship granted to someone born in a nation
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naturalization
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legal process by which a person acquires citizenship
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resident alien
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noncitizen legally residing in a nation other than their own
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nongovernmental organization
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autonomous agency independent of the government that provides a public good
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voluntary associations
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autonomous organizations founded by private citizens that serve a variety of functions
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voter registration
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requirement for citizens to enroll in voting rolls before voting
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civil disobedience
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nonviolent refusal to obey the laws regarded as unjust
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civil rights
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claims to legal actions based on citizenship
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de facto segregation
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racial separation not based on law
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de jure segregation
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racial separation based on law
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human rights
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freedoms said to belong to all persons everywhere
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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UN document consisting of freedoms conceived as guaranteed to all people
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eminent domain
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inherent power of the state to seize private property for public use
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immigration
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movement of people from one geographic area to another
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collective security
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system formed to maintain peace among nations-or protect each other
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globalization
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increasing interconnectedness of world markets
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international law
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rules that regulate how countries behave towards each other
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isolationism
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foreign policy advocating no involvement with other nations
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letter of marque and reprisal
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grant from Congress to private citizens to seize property from other countries (legal piracy)
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multinational corporation
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buisines that operates in more than one country
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United Nations
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international organization formed in 1945 to promote peace through collective security
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