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 form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed:

Question 4

Values

Answer 4

relative worth, merit, or importance:

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Morals

Answer 5

capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct:

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Welfare

Answer 6

health, happiness, etc., of a person, group, or organization or the well-being

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Equality

Answer 7

he state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability:

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unity

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

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independent

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

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Dependent

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

Question 11

Fair

Answer 11

free from bias, Important and just

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Equity

Answer 12

something that is fair and just:

Question 13

diversity

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he state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness

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Honesty

Answer 14

truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.

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Sovereign

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

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Ethics

Answer 16

the rules of conduct

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Determination

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the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.

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justice

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the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness:

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Social

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

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Superior

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higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:

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Inferior

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lower in station, rank, degree, or grade

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Federal

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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.

Question 23

Constitutional

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subject to the provisions of such a constitution:subject to the provisions of such a constitution:

Question 24

State Government

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Government of the state

Question 25

Local Government

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Local governments generally include two tiers: counties, also known as boroughs in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana, and municipalities, or cities/towns. In some States, counties are divided into townships.

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Compromise

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a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.

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Negotiate

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

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Hierarchy

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any system of persons or things ranked one above another.

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Philosophy

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

Question 30

State of Nature

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The state of nature, for Rousseau, is a morally neutral and peaceful condition in which (mainly) solitary individuals act according to their basic urges (for instance, hunger) as well as their natural desire for self-preservation.