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25 Cards in this Set
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Immigrants
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People who move permanetley to a new country
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Ethnic Group
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a group of people who share a common national,cultural,or racial background
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Values
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the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and descions
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Institution
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a key practice,relashionship,or orginization in a a society
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Popular Sovereignty
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the idea that government recieves its power from the people
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Citizens
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members of a community of people who owe loyalty to a government entitled to its protection
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Civics
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the study of the rights and duties of citizens
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Citzenship
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the rights and duties of citizens
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Government
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the ruling authority for a communtiy
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Naturlization
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a legal process to obtain leadership
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Alien
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a foreign born resident of the U.S who has not been naturlized
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Refugee
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a person who has left his or her home to escape danger such as persecution by the government,war,or natural disaster
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Responsibility
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an obligation that we meet of our own free will
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Duty
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an action we are required to perform
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Tolerance
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respecting,accepting others.regardless of their beliefs,practices,or differnces
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Welfare
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the health prosperity and hapiness of the members of a community
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Volunteerism
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the practice of offering your time and services to others without recieving payment
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Public Policy
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the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community
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Representative Democracy
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a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
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Constitutional Monarchy
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monarchy in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and laws
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Majority Rule
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political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people
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Authoritarian Regime
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a government in which one leader or group of people holds absoulute power
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Totalitarian
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describes a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives
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Idealogy
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a body of ideas
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Socialism
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system in which society wither directly or indirectly through the government controls all aspects of the economy
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