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Question | Answer |
Civics | the study of the rights and duties of citizenship |
E Pluribus Unum (the motto of the US) | out of many; one |
Popular Sovereignty | the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and controlled by the consent of its people |
Naturalization | process a person from another country must go through to become a citizen |
Dual Citizenship | being a citizen in two countries at one time |
Immigrants | a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country |
Refugees | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
Melting Pot Theory | a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture |
Salad Bowl Theory | the integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine |
The 14th Amendment | The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws |
Government | the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
Autocracy | Ruled by self/one Example: Dictatorship, monarchy |
Oligarchy | ruled by a few people |
Democracy | ruled by people |
Direct Democracy | a form of democracy in which people decide |
Representative Democracy (Indirect Democracy) | elected officials representing a group of people |
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