Unit 1 Flashcards
Vocabulary
Immigrant
an individual who moves permanently to a new country
ethnic group
a group of people who share a common national, cultural, or racial background
values
the general principles or belifs people use to make judjments and decisions
institution
a key practice, relationship, or organization in a society
Popular sovereignty
The idea that government receives its power from the people
Citizen
a member of a community of people who owe loyalty to a gevernment and, in turn are entitled to its protection
civics
the study of the rights and duties of citizens
citizenship
the rights and duties of citizens
government
the rulling authority for a community
naturalization
a legal process to obtain citizenship
alien
a foreign-born resident of the United States who has not been naturalized
refugee
a person who has left his or her home to escape danger such as persecution by government, war, or natural disaster
responsibility
an obligation that we meet to our own free will
duty
an action we are required to perform
tolerance
respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences
welfare
the health, prosperity, and happiness of the members of a community
volunteerism
the practice of offering your time and services to others without receiving payment
public policy
the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community
representative democracy
a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
constitutional monarchy
monarchy in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the coungry’s constitution and laws
majority rule
political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all people
authoritarian regime
a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power
totalitarian
describes a system in which governemt control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives
ideology
a body of ideas about life and society
socialism
system in wich society, either directly or indirectly through the government, controls all aspects of the economy
