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CHAPTER 1 VOCAB
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- 1CivicsThe study of the rights and duties of citizens
- 2DutiesA moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
- 3ResponsibilitiesHaving control of a job or person
- 4NaturalizationWhen someone becomes a citizen
- 5Alienfrom another place
- 6immigranta person whos moves to another country to live permanently
- 7refugee
- 8illegal alienpeople who come into a country illegally
- 9deportation
- 10exploration
- 11melting pot theorya country, locality, or situation in which cultural assimilation results in blending the heritage and traditions of previously distinct ethnic groups.
- 12tossed salad theorythe integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine like a salad, as opposed to the more traditional notion of a cultural melting pot.
- 13government- provides services
- make and enforce laws
- provides security
- provide for the future - 14Levels of government
- 15supremacy clausethe provision in Article Six, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution that establishes the United States Constitution, federal statutes, and treaties as "the supreme law of the land.
- 16autocracyone person rules all
- 17oligarchyfew people rule all
- 18democracy
- 19direct democracy
- 20representative democracyelect officers to rule with restrictions
- 21federalismfederal principle of government
- 22popular sovereigntygovernment was made by and sustained by people
- 23rule of laweveryone has to follow the law no matter how high up they are
- 24seperation of powersthe government is separated into 3 branches
- 25checks and balanceseach branch of government can limit the power of another