Immigration Flashcards
immigrant
move to a place
ethnic group
group who shares ethnicity
values
something that is important to you
institution
Key practice
popular sovereignty
gov. receive power from people
citizen
a member of a community
civics
study of rights and duties of citizens
citizenship
rights and duties of citizens
government
the people who rule and control an area
naturalization
a legal process to gain citizenship
alien
an illegal immigrant
responsibility
an obligation we meet of our own free will
duty
an action we are required to perform
welfare
health and happiness of a community
volunteerism
offering time and work without receiving payment
representative democracy
a government of where citizens choose people to represent them
constitutional monarchy
The power of the monarch is limited by the constitution
majority rule
the majority of a community has power to make laws
authoritarian regime
one leader with absolute power, socialism government owns a fraction of production and money from goods
