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1st chapter civics vocab.
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- 1CivicsThe study of rights and duties of citizen.
- 2E pluribus unum"out of many, one"
- 3popular sovereightyThis principle states that the source of power of governmental power lies with the people
- 4naturalizationact of becoming a citizen
- 5dual citizenshipCitizenship in two different countries
- 6immigrantsA person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
- 7refugeesA person who as been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or a natural disaster
- 8"melting pot" theoryA country locality, or situation in which cultural assmilitamtions result in blending their heritage and traditions of previously distinct ethnic groups
- 9"salad bowl" theoryPeople of different cultures living in harmony
- 1014th amendmentEqual protection of the law. no state shall deny to any person
- 11governmentThe governing of a nation, state, or community
- 12autocracyA system of government where one person has absolute control
- 13oligarchyrule by a few people. oli=few
- 14democracyA system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
- 15Direct democracyThe power lies directly in the hands of the people
- 16Representative democracy (A.K.A Indirect democracy)A form of government where the powers of the sovereignty are delegated to a body of man, elected from time to time, who exercise them for the benefit of the whole nation
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