Introduction to Civics

Question 1

Civics

Answer 1

the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens

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Community

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

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Government

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

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Values

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The worth of the people

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Morals

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

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Welfare

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the well being of the people

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Equality

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

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Unity

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1. the state of being one; oneness
2. 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.

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Fair

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equal to all

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Equity

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legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules

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Diversity

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the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness

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Honesty

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truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness

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Sovereign

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a person who has supreme power or authority

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Ethics

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a system of moral principles

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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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rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason

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Social Contract

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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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above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.

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Inferior

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lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base

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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

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Constitutional

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

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State Government

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a unit of government that specifically makes and enforces laws for a state

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Local Government

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

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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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o 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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a system of common beleifs

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State of Nature

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the real or hypothetical condition of human beings before or without political association