Intro to Civics Flashcards

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Civics

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The study of a person’s rights and duties as a citizen is known as civics. It is a combination of many subjects, including history, political science, and social sciences.

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Community

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A community is a group of people living or working together in the same area.

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Government

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Any group of people living together in a country, state, city, or local community has to live by certain rules

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Values

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moral belife

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Morals

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what you believe to be right and wrong

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Welfare

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The happiness of the members of a community

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Equality

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the right of every individual to equal treatment and opportunities, regardless of factors like gender, race and social position

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Unity

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being together or at one with someone or something

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Independent

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not being controlled or ruled by another

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Dependent

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relying on something

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Fair

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everyone gets what they need, based on visible gaps in opportunity

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Equity

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giving everyone what they need to succeed

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Diversity

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we are truthful in what we say and do

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Honesty

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we are truthful in what we say and do

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Sovereign

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the right of a government to have complete control over its area

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Ethics

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primarily concerned with attempting to define what is good for the individual and for society

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Determination

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“overcoming obstacles in order to reach my goal.”

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Justice

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fairness in the way that people are dealt with

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Social Contract

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a perceived agreement among the people of a state about the rules that will define their government

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Superior

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something that is above others

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Inferior

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of little or less importance value

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Federal

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one that divides the powers of government between the national (federal) government, and state and local government

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Constitutional

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a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works

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State Government

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The state governments are mostly set up in the same way as the federal government of the United States

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Local Government

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the smallest form of the three types of government

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Compromise

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to make a deal where one person gives up part of his or her demand

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Negotiate

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coming to an agreement through discussion

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Hierarchy

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a way of ranking and organizing things or people

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Philosophy

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“love of wisdom.”

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State of Nature

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Definitions of state of nature