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Chapter 1 Civics
Citizenship
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7th Grade
02/23/2011

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Allegiance
Definition
loyalty owed by a citizen to a government.
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Census-
Definition
count of the population
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a person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to that governments protection.
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Citizen
Term
the study of government and the rights and duties of a citizen.
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Civics
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a government in which power is held by the people. Usually determined by election
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Democracy
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People directly make decisions
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Direct Democracy
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Representative Democracy
Definition
elected officials make decisions
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Dictatorship
Definition
Ruled by a single leader who has not been elected and may use force to run country
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system that sets up and enforces society’s laws.
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Government-
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a way of producing, distributing and owning goods. Buying and selling of goods.
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Economic System
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person born in one country who goes to another country to live
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Immigrant
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impossible to be taken away by people or government, such as are natural rights.
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Inalienable
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group of citizens chosen to decide the guilt or innocence of a person accused in a trial.
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Jury
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allegiance, affection, devotion, and attachement
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Loyalty
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a person born in a particular place or country
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Native
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to admit to or grant citizenship to someone who was born in another country.
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Naturalize
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theory that certain inalienable rights of all people come from nature or God.
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Natural rights
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voluntary association of people bound together by common interests and standards
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Society-
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a government ruled by king or queen
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Monarchy
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representatives of the people who run the government and remain in power as long as their political party does.
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Parliamentary
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Ruled by a single political party. People are forced to do what a government tells them.
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Totalitarian
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Supreme/Deity is recognized as supreme ruler.
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Theocratic Republic
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people and private owned companies own most basic and non basic businesses.
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Capitalism
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government owns all industries
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Communism
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government owns most basic industries non basic industries are privately owed.
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Socialism
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A governmental agency responsible for handing matters relating to Citizenship and Immigration.
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USCIS
Term
having the rights, privileges and duties of a society(nation). Having loyalty to a government.
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Citizenship
Term
to give the rights and privileges of a citizen.
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Naturalization
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a person belonging to another country and has not gone through the naturalization process.
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Alien
Term
An official card given by the US government to non US citizens giving them permission to live and work in the United States.
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Green Card
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Having citizenship to two countries.
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Dual Citizenship
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