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Week 1 Vocabulary -Citizenship, Forms of Government
Fichas del conjunto (33)
- 1civicsstudy of citizenship (rights & responsibilities) and government
- 2governmentauthority that rules a country
- 3autocracy"rule by one or self"
Ex. monarchy, dictatorship
- 4—Oligarchy
Govt. ruled by a few, a small group of people
- 5democracya form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
- 6direct democracyin this type of democracy EVERY citizen votes
- 7representative democracyaka indirect democracy. Ex. US; type of democracy where citizens vote for representatives who govern on their behalf
- 8totalitarianismaka dictatorships; dictator has "total" control over people's lives
- 9MOTDLearning Formula for 4 types of government Ancient Greece had
M-Monarchy
O-Oligarchy
T-Tyranny
D-Democracy - 105 Functions/Purposes of Govenment1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future - 11—Which government function is shown in the picture?
1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future
- 12—Which government function is shown here?
1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future
- 13—Government function?
1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future
- 14—Government function?
1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future
- 15—Government function?
1. provides services
2. make & enforce laws
3. keep order
4. provide stability & security
5. provide for the future
- 16E Pluribus Unum"Out of many, one"
- 17responsibilitiesthings you OUGHT to do
Ex. Be informed
- 18Dutiesthings we are required by law to do
Ex. obey laws, serve on a jury or as a witness in court, pay taxes, serve in the armed forces if called, attend school - 19immigrantspeople who move permanently to a new country
- 20—Refugees-
people who flee their own country because of war, famine, or oppression
- 21Naturalizationlegal process to become a citizen
- 22law of bloodAKA jus sanguinis; citizenship based on the citizenship of your parents
- 23Law of soilAKA "jus soli"; grants citizenship based on the place of birth
- 24—Many countries use a combination of both principles to determine citizenship.
- 25—A New US Citizen
- 26US Citizenship and Immigration Servicesagency responsible for overseeing immigration in US
- 27expatriationgiving up your citizenship to become a citizen of another country
- 28quotasThe numerical limit placed on the number of immigrants to the US, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets an annual limit of 675,000 permanent immigrant visas
- 29deportto send someone here illegally back to their own country
- 30—"salad bowl theory" aka pluralism; theory recognizes the cultural diversity of citizens in the US
- 31—"melting pot theory"refers to immigration during the 1700's & 1800's when groups gave up their cultural heritage
- 32—What do you think?
- 33Fourteenth AmendmentAKA Civil War Amendment
gave citizenship rights to African Americans at the end of the Civil War.
Grants citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States"