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what activities are required of citizens?

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is there a difference between the responsibilities of a citizen and the requirements of a citizen?

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how do you define your role in our society and polity?

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where do we (and you) get your ideas about citizenship from (political socialization)?

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how does one become a citizen (both natural-born and naturalized)?

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consider alexis de tocqueville’s prescription for, “the proper civic knowledge, skills, and
dispositions.”

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jus soli

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the law of soil, which determines citizenship based on where a person is born

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jus sanguinis

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the law of blood, which determines citizenship based on the citizenship of one’s parents

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naturalization

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the legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another

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expatriation

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the legal process of which a loss of citizenship occurs

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denaturalization

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the process through which naturalized citizens may involuntarily lose their citizenship

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14th amendment

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resident alien

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undocumented/illegal alien

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treason

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betrayal of one’s country

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government

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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

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polity

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nation

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state

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australian ballot

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what is a government?

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what type of government do we have?

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what are the benefits and drawbacks of the various forms government?

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how are unitary, confederate and federal systems all different and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

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how are presidential and parliamentary systems different and what are the advantages and
disadvantages of each?

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is policy making in america best described as pluralistic, hyper-pluralistic, or classist / elitist?

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unitary government

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a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency

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federalism

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a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments like states

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confederacy

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presidential system

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parliamentary system

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a form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official’s cabinet

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absolute monarchy

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constitutional monarchy

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oligarchy

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a form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite

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authoritarianism

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totalitarianism

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aristocracy

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theocracy

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a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders

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junta

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republic

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democracy

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form of government where supreme authority rests with the people

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plutocracy

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anarchy

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traditional democratic theory

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what are the fundamental differences between liberalism and conservatism?

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what is the size and scope of american government and how has this changed over history?

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what are the principles of democratic theory as identified by robert dahl and how does the united
states rate on such principles?

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how do we communicate with policy makers and how do they communicate with us?

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what is public policy and how is it created in our polity?

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Public Policy

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all of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved

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Political Ideology

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Political Socialization

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Political Culture

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Political Efficacy

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Political Institutions

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Policy Institutions

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Linkage Institutions

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Political Party

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Demakratia

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Republic

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Written Law

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Bill of Rights

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Common Law

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Code of Law

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Bicameralism

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Rule of Law

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Limited Government

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State of Nature

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Natural Rights

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Social Contract

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Separation of Powers

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Checks and Balances

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Iron Law of Oligarchy

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Judicial Review

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Popular Sovereignty

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Constitutional Mechanism

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Federalism

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