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Criado por Esmeralda Mendoza
quase 9 anos atrás
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Questão | Responda |
Civics | study of citizenship (rights and responsibilities and government) |
E Pluribus Unum | "Out of many, one" |
government | authority that rules a country |
democracy | a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people |
Naturalization | legal process to become a citizen |
immigrants | people who move permanently to a new country |
US Citizenship and Immigration Services | agency responsible for overseeing immigration in the US |
deport | to send someone here illegally back to their own country |
quotas | the numerical limit placed on the number of immigrants to the US |
refugees | people who flee their own country because of war, famine, or oppression |
"salad bowl theory" | aka pluralism; theory recognizes the cultural diversity of citizens in the US |
"melting pot theory" | refers to immigration during the 17oo's and the 1800's when groups gave up their cultural heritage |
direct democracy | in this type of democracy every citizen votes |
representative democracy | aka indirect democracy. Ex: US; type of democracy where citizens vote for representatives who govern on their behalf |
totalitarianism | aka dictatorships; dictator has "total" control over peoples lives |
responsibilities | things you OUGHT to do Ex: Be informed |
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