![]() |
Erstellt von Katie Ezzell
vor mehr als 8 Jahre
|
|
Frage | Antworten |
Civics | Study of citizenship (rights, responsibilities & duties of a citizen) and government |
E pluribus unum | "Out of many, one" |
"Melting pot theory" refers to immigration during the 1700's & 1800's when groups gave up their cultural heritage. | |
"Salad bowl theory" aka pluralism; theory recognizes the cultural diversity of citizens in the US | |
Popular Sovereignty | The notion that power lies with the people |
Naturalization | A legal process to become a citizen |
Alien | A non citizen |
Refugees | People who flee their own country because of war, famine, or opperssion |
Immigrants | People who move permanently to a new country. |
Fourteenth Amendment | an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons. |
Autocracy | Rule by self/one |
Oligarchy | Rule by few people |
Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
Direct democracy | In this type of democracy every citizen votes. |
Representative Democracy | variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people |
Anarchy | A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. |
Theocracy | A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. |
Totalitarianism | aka dictatorship, dictator has "total" control over peoples lives |
Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. |
Dictatorship | a country governed by a dictator. |
Government | he governing body of a nation, state, or community. |
Möchten Sie mit GoConqr kostenlos Ihre eigenen Karteikarten erstellen? Mehr erfahren.