Introduction to Civics

Question 1

Civics

Answer 1

the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

Question 3

Government

Answer 3

the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc

Question 4

Values

Answer 4

relative worth, merit, or importance:
He knows the value of a college education.
In chess, the queen has a very high value.

Question 5

Morals

Answer 5

of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical:
moral attitudes.

Question 6

Welfare

Answer 6

the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being:
to look after a child’s welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.

Question 7

Equality

Answer 7

the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability:
The district is implementing a college readiness plan to achieve equality of outcomes for its graduates applying to higher education programs.

Question 8

Unity

Answer 8

the state of being one; oneness.

a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.

Question 8

Dependent

Answer 8

relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.

conditioned or determined by something else; contingent:
Our trip is dependent on the weather.

Question 9

Independent

Answer 9

not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself:
an independent thinker.

Question 10

Fairness

Answer 10

free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice:
a fair decision;
a fair judge.

legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules:
a fair fight.

Question 11

Equity

Answer 11

the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:
the equity of Solomon.

something that is fair and just:
The concepts and principles of health equities and inequities are important to society as a whole.

Question 12

Diversity

Answer 12

the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:
diversity of opinion.

Question 13

Sovereign

Answer 13

a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.

a person who has supreme power or authority.

Question 13

Honesty

Answer 13

the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.

truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.

Question 14

Ethics

Answer 14

(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
the ethics of a culture.

(used with a plural verb) the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:
medical ethics;
Christian ethics.

Question 15

Determination

Answer 15

the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
ascertainment, as after observation or investigation:
determination of a ship’s latitude.

Question 16

Justice

Answer 16

the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness:
to uphold the justice of a cause.

rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason:
to complain with justice.

Question 17

Social Contract

Answer 17

the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.

an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual or group and the government or community as a whole.

Question 18

Inferior

Answer 18

lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to):
a rank inferior to colonel.

lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:
descending into the inferior regions of the earth.

Question 18

Superior

Answer 18

higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:
a superior officer.

above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.:
superior math students.

Question 19

Federal

Answer 19

pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.

of, relating to, or noting such a central government:
federal offices.

Question 20

Constitutional

Answer 20

of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.

subject to the provisions of such a constitution:
a constitutional monarchy.

Question 21

State Government

Answer 21

A state government is a unit of government that specifically makes and enforces laws for a state. Several modern nations, such as the United States, Australia, and India, utilize state governments to administer to the local needs of an area.

Question 22

Local Government

Answer 22

the government of a specific local area constituting a subdivision of a major political unit (such as a nation or state) also : the body of persons constituting such a government.

Question 23

Compromise

Answer 23

Compromise

Question 24

Negotiate

Answer 24

to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.

verb (used with object),ne·go·ti·at·ed, ne·go·ti·at·ing.
to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms:
to negotiate a loan.

to manage; transact; conduct:

Question 25

Hierarchy

Answer 25

any system of persons or things ranked one above another.

government by ecclesiastical rulers.

Question 26

Philosophy

Answer 26

the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

Question 27

State of Nature

Answer 27

state of nature, in political theory, the real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association.