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.; political administration:

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

Question 6

Welfare

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the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being:

Question 7

Equality

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the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: Compare equity ( def 3 ).

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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:

Question 10

Dependent

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

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Fairness

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the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness:

Question 12

Equity

Answer 12

the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:

Question 13

Diversity

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the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:

Question 14

Discern

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to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:

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Sovereign

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

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Ethics

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(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:

Question 17

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:

Question 19

Social Contract

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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.

Question 20

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 (often followed by to ):

Question 22

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.

Question 24

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.

Question 25

State Government

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

Question 26

Local Government

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the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.

Question 27

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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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 existence of people without an overseeing authority