Civics 7th mid term study guide Flashcards
Civics
The study of what it means to be a good citizen
Citizen
A legal member of the country
Immagrants
People who come from another country to become permanent US citizens
Alien
People who live in the US but are not US citizens
Naturalization
The process of making an alien a US citizen
Census
An official count of the citizens of a state or country, includes age or demographics
Parliment
The British law making body
Monarch
A gov with kings and queens
Dictator
Someone who rules with complete and absolute power
Direct democracy
A democracy where everyone meets together to make the laws
Republic
A gov where people vote for a representative
Constitution
A written plan of gov
Confederation
A loose association of states
Federalists
Supporters of the constitution
Anti-Federalists
Deniers of the constitution