Civics Flashcards
African Americans
Americans with dark-skinned African ancestors.
Agricultural
Having to do with farming
amendments
change or addition to a document
branch
one part of the government
campaign
activities to reach the goal of being elected.
candidates
people who are trying to get elected
citizen
a person who is a member of a particular country
civic duties
the responsibilities of a citizen
Constitution
document that tells a government how to do things.
convention
a meeting of people for a common purpose.
delegate
a person sent to represent others
democracy
a government where the people rule
ethnic
relating to racial or cultural similarity
executive branch
carries out laws (president, vice president)
federal
combination of central and state government
government
the way decisions are made for a country
governor
the head of a state in the US
immigrant
a person who moves to a new country to live
judicial branch
decides if laws are fair Supreme Court
jury
a group of people who make a decision in a courtroom case
legislative branch
makes laws Congress
literacy test
a test of reading and writing
majority
more than half of the people
mandatory
required by law or rule
Native Americans
people whose ancestors lived in America before Europeans
naturalization
becoming a citizen of a country where you were not born
Oath of allegiance
swearing to be loyal to your country
poll tax
money paid to vote in an election
prejudice
unfair dislike of a group because of race, religion, etc.
taxes
money you pay to the government
unconstitutional
not allowed by the constitution of a country
voluntary
done because you want to, not because you have to
