Introduction To Civics

Question 1

Civics

Answer 1

The study of rights, duties of citizenship.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

A group of people having the same particular characteristics in common, or a group of people living in the same place.

Question 3

Government

Answer 3

The governing body of a nation, state, or community.

Question 4

Values

Answer 4

The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Question 5

Morals

Answer 5

A lessons, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can derived from a story, a piece of information, or a experience.

Question 6

Welfare

Answer 6

The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.

Question 7

Equality

Answer 7

The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

Question 8

Unity

Answer 8

The state of being united or joined as a whole.

Question 9

Independent

Answer 9

Free from outside control; not depending on another’s authority.

Question 10

Dependent

Answer 10

Contingent on or determined by.

Question 11

Fair

Answer 11

Impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination.

Question 12

Equity

Answer 12

The quality of being fair and impartial.

Question 13

Diversity

Answer 13

The state of being diverse; variety.

Question 14

Honestly

Answer 14

In a truthful, fair, or honorable way.

Question 15

Sovereign

Answer 15

A supreme ruler, especially a monarch.

Question 16

Ethics

Answer 16

Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Question 17

Determination

Answer 17

Firmness of purpose; resoluteness.

Question 18

Justice

Answer 18

Just behavior or treatment.

Question 19

Social Contract

Answer 19

An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.

Question 20

Superior

Answer 20

Higher in rank, status, quality, or above.

Question 21

Inferior

Answer 21

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

Question 22

Federal

Answer 22

Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.

Question 23

Constitutional

Answer 23

Relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

Question 24

State Government

Answer 24

Government of the state.

Question 25

Local Government

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The administration of a particular town, county, or district, with representatives elected by those who live there.

Question 26

Compromise

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An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

Question 27

Negotiate

Answer 27

Obtain or bring about by discussion.

Question 28

Hierarchy

Answer 28

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Question 29

Philosophy

Answer 29

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Question 30

State Of Nature

Answer 30

The real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association.