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Chapter 1 Vocabulary for CIvics and Economics
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- 1CivicsThe study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
- 2Epluribus UnumOne or out of many.
- 3Popular SovereigntyThe people's rule in a state or government.
- 4NaturalizationWhere a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country.
- 5Dual CitizenshipWhere a person is regarded as a citizen of more than one state.
- 6ImmigrantsWhere people move into another country that they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in.
- 7RefugeeWhere a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
- 8"Melting Pot" TheoryIt is the coming together of immigrants to the United States.
- 9"Salad Bowl" TheoryWhere newly arrived immigrants do not lose the unique aspects of their cultures.
- 1014th AmendmentWhere citizenship was granted to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
- 11GovernmentIt is the system of people, laws, and officials that define and control the country that you live in.
- 12AutocracyRuled by self or one.
- 13OligarchyRuled by a few people.
- 14DemocracyRule by people.
- 15Direct DemocracyWhere the people decide on the laws and rules.
- 16Representative Democracy (Indirect Democracy)Where a group of elected officials represent a group of people.
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