Flashcards
Chapter 1 Civics Vocab
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1CivicsStudy of Rights and Duties of CItizens
- 2E Pluribus Unum"Out of Many, One"
- 3Popular SovereigntyGovernment by the Consent of the Governed
- 4NaturalizationForeign- Born people who choose to become Citizens legal process
- 5Dual CitizenshipEnjoy rights in the US and in another country
- 6ImmigrantsPeople who move permanently to another country
- 7RefugeesPeople fleeing their country to escape persecution
- 8"Melting Pot" Theorywhen different people from different cultures come together to create a new, unique culture
- 914th AmendmentGranted citizenship to all peoples born or naturalized in the United States
- 10"Salad Bowl" Theorywhen newly arrived immigrants do not lose their cultures or the different aspects of them
- 11GovernmentThe governing people who rule a state, nation or community
- 12AutocracyGovernment is ruled by one
Example- monarchy or dictatorship
- 13OligarchyRuled by a few people or class
- 14DemocracyPower is vested in the people
- 15Direct DemocracyPeople decide
- 16Representative DemocracyElected officials represent a group of people
