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Civics
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the study of the right and duties of citizens
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study of
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Public Policy
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the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
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action government
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Dictatorship
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a government controlled by one peson or a small group of people
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controlled
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Democracy
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a govenment in which citizens hold the power to rule
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power to rule
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Direct Democracy
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a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand
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people vote
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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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citizens choose
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Civil Rights
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the rights to full citizenship and equality under the law
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rights
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Naturalization
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a legal process to obtain citizenship
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earn
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Expatriation
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citizens looses citizenship
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loose
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Autocracy
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rule by one
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Oligarchy
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rule by a small group
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Civil Liberties
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freedom to think and act without govenment interference
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freedom
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Majority Rule
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polical principle providing that a majority of the members of community has power to make laws
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have the power to make laws
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Deport
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to send and alien or immigrant back to his/her own country
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to send
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Immigrant
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a person who moves permanetly to a new country
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resident alien
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