Chapter 1: Vocab

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CITIZENSHIP

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rights and duties of citizens

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CIVICS

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the study of the rights and duties of citizens

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CITIZEN

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community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it

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SERVICE EVONOMY

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where the majority of the people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product

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VALUE

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the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions

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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

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the notion that power lies with the people

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INSTITUTION

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sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society

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DIVERSE

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differing from one another

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ETHNIC

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relating to races or groups of people who share common traits and customs

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PRINCIPLE

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a rule of conduct or belief

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NATURALIZATION

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a legal process to obtain citizenship

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ALIEN

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a noncitizen

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IMMIGRANT

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a person who moves permanently to a new country

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DEPORT

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to send an alien or immigrant back to his or her own country

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DENY

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refusal to grant, agree, or believe

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OBTAIN

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to gain or acquire

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GOVERNEMENT

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the ruling authority for a community

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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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BUDGET

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a plan for making and spending money

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DEMOCRACY

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a government in which citizens hold the 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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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

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a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

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REPUBLIC

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a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers

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MONARCHY

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a government with a hereditary, single leader

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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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AUTHORITATIAN

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a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power

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TOTALITARIAN

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a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives

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COMMUNITY

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a group of people who share the same interests and concerns

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ENFORCE

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to carry out by force or ensure compliance

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CONSTRAIN

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to force, limit, or hold back