Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

civics

Answer 1

the study of the rights and duties of citizens

Question 2

citizenship

Answer 2

to legally be part of a country

Question 3

citizens

Answer 3

anyone born in the United States

Question 4

service economy

Answer 4

jobs in which you provide services

Question 5

values

Answer 5

the general principles, or beliefs, you use to make judgements

Question 6

popular sovereingty

Answer 6

government by consent of the governed through fair, free, and regular elections; equal justice under the law; and majority rule through the people’s representatives in government

Question 7

institutions

Answer 7

set ideas that people have about obligations, roles, and functions

Question 8

naturalization

Answer 8

the legal process by which the U.S. Constitution establishes the two ways to become a citizen: by birth and, for foreign born people who choose to become citizens

Question 9

aliens

Answer 9

noncitizens

Question 10

immigrants

Answer 10

people who move permanently move to a new country

Question 11

deport

Answer 11

to send people back to their own countries

Question 12

government

Answer 12

the ruling authority for a community, or society

Question 13

public policy

Answer 13

a course of government action to achieve community goals

Question 14

budget

Answer 14

a plan for collecting and spending money

Question 15

democracy

Answer 15

a government by the people

Question 16

direct democracy

Answer 16

when all citizens meet to debate government matters and vote firsthand

Question 17

representative democracy

Answer 17

when the citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf

Question 18

republic

Answer 18

a system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of governmental power

Question 19

monarchy

Answer 19

a government with a hereditary ruler

Question 20

majority rule

Answer 20

a principle in which citizens agree that when differences arise, they will abide by what most people want

Question 21

authoritarian

Answer 21

power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people

Question 22

totalitarian

Answer 22

the government’s control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives