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Flashcards by Zaria Humphrey5353, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zaria Humphrey5353
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Civics | The Study Of Rights And The Duties Of CItizenship |
| Duties | Work That You Are Obliged To Perform For Moral Or Legal Reasons |
| Responsibilities | The Proper Sphere Or Extent Of Your Activities |
| Naturalization | Admit To The Citizenship Of A Country |
| Alien | A Person Who COmes From An Foreign Country |
| Immigrant | A Person Who Comes To Live Permanently In A Foreign Country |
| Refugee | An Exile Who Flees For Safety |
| Illegal Alien | A Foreigner Who Enters The U.S. Without An Entry Or Immigrant Visa, Especially A Person |
| Deportation | The Expulsion From A Country Of An Undesirable Alien |
| Expatrician | Is A Person Temporarily Or Permanently Residing In A Country Other Than That Of Their Citizenship |
| Melting Pot Theory | A Theory Used To Describe The Assimilation Of Immigrants To The United States |
| Toss Salad Theory | Visualizes American Culture As Being A Big Bowl Of Diversity Such As The Ethnics, Racists, And Religions |
| Government | -Provides Services -Make Tenforce Laws -Keep Order -Provide Stability + Security -Provide For The Future |
| Levels Of Government | -National -State -Local |
| Supremacy Clause | It Provides That These Are The Highest Form Of Law In The United States Legal System, And Mandates That All State Judges Must Follow Federal Law When There's a Conflict Between Federal Law Or State Law |
| Autocracy | An Absolute Monarchy Or Dictatorship |
| Oligarchy | A Form Of Power Structure In Which Power Effectively Rests With A Small Number Of People |
| Democracy | A System Of Government In Which All The People Of A State Or Polity |
| Direct Democracy | A Democracy In Which The Power To Govern Lies Directly In The Hands Of The People Rather Than Being Exercised Through Their Representatives |
| Representative Democracy Aka "Indirect" Democracy | A Form Of Government In Which People Elect Representatives To Rule In Their Interest |
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