Vocab Flashcards
What is government
an organization that keeps order, sets rules and provides services for a society
What is a citizen
a person who lives within the territory of a government and is granted certain rights and responsibilities by that government
What is a limited government
a government that does not have complete control over its citizens
What is a unlimited government
a government that has complete control over its citizens
What are the five types of government
democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy, communism
Who rules a democratic government
a government governed by citizens chosen by the citizens
Who rules a monarchy
a king, queen, or emporer usually born into the role
who rules a dictatorship
one person completely rules society that completely controls all citizens
who rules a oligarchy
a small group of usually wealthy or having power in the military
who rules a communism
the government controlled by the Communist Party
In which governments do citizens have few or no rights
dictatorship, oligarchy, communism
what government is rules by a queen
monarchy
what government is ruled by a small group
oligarchy
what is migration
a movement of people from one place to another
to enter a country
Immigrate
to exit a country
emigrate
a person forced to flee their country to escape war, persecution, or a natural disaster
a refugee
what does it mean to seek asylum
to look for a shelter from danger or hardship
what is a push factor
factors that make you want to leave a country
what is a pull factor
factors that make you want to go to a country
in this paragraph what is a push factor:
My name is Emilie, I am a Syrian refugees. I left Syria because I had little rights, but here in America I have a lot more rights. There is also no corrupt government here, unlike Syria.
‘i left Syria because I had little rights’
‘there is no corrupt government here, unlike syria’
in this paragraph what is a pull factor:
My name is Emilie, I am a Syrian refugees. I left Syria because I had little rights, but here in America I have a lot more rights. There is also no corrupt government here, unlike Syria.
here in America I have a lot more rights
There is no corrupt government here
push or pull: famine
push
push or pull: job opportunity
pull
what is corruption
dishonest or illegal activity for personal gain
what is a revolution
an overthrow of government with force in favor of a new system
what is a coup d’etat
sudden violent and illegal seizure of power from a government
censorship
banning unacceptable parts of various types of literature or media
what is the Arab Spring
pro-democratic uprising over North Africa and Middle East
