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Civics Chapter 1
Volcabulary sections 1, 2, and 3, Chapter 1
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10th Grade
08/31/2010

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Term
civics
Definition
study of the rights and duties of citizens
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citizenship
Definition
rights and duties of members of a state
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citizen
Definition
community member who owes loyalty to the government
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service economy
Definition
where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product
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values
Definition
the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions
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popular sovereignity
Definition
power lies with the people
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institution
Definition
sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society
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naturalization
Definition
the legal process by which foreign people become citizens
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alien
Definition
noncitizen
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immigrant
Definition
people who move to a new country permanently
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deport
Definition
expell people from a country and to send them back to their own country
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democracy
Definition
a government in which citizens hold the power to rule
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majority rule
Definition
political principal providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all people
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direct democracy
Definition
a form of democracy in which the people vote first hand
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representative democracy
Definition
a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
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public policy
Definition
the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
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republic
Definition
a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers
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government
Definition
the ruling authority for a community
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totalitatarian
Definition
a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of peoples lives
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monarchy
Definition
a government in which on leader of a group of people holds absolute power
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authoritarian
Definition
a government in which one leader of a group of people holds absolute power
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budget
Definition
a plan for making and spending money
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