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Flashcards by Glorimar Cruz-Pa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Glorimar Cruz-Pa
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Civics | Study of the rights and duties of citizens |
| Naturalization | one way to become a citizen for foreign-born people. |
| E Pluribus Unum | "Out of many, one." |
| Popular Sovereignty | Government by consent of the governed. |
| Dual citizenship | Citizens enjoy rights in the United States and in another country. |
| Immigrants | People who move permanently to a new country. |
| Refugees | Person who is outside their country of citizenship. |
| Autocracy | Rule by self/one. Example: Dictatorship, monarchy |
| Oligarchy | Rule by a few people Oli= a few |
| Democracy | Demos= people Cracy= Rule by |
| "Melting pot" theory | People from various cultures come together to create a new american culture. |
| "Salad bowl" theory | Times when newly immigrants do not lose the unique aspects of their cultures. |
| 14th amendment | Granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. |
| government | Is the ruling authority for a community, or society. |
| Direct democracy | All the citizens met to debate government matters and vote first hand. |
| Representative democracy aka indirect democracy | Citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf. |
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