Flashcards
Chapter 1 vocabulary
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1CivicsStudy of the rights and duties of citizens
- 2Naturalizationone way to become a citizen for foreign-born people.
- 3E Pluribus Unum"Out of many, one."
- 4Popular SovereigntyGovernment by consent of the governed.
- 5Dual citizenshipCitizens enjoy rights in the United States and in another country.
- 6ImmigrantsPeople who move permanently to a new country.
- 7RefugeesPerson who is outside their country of citizenship.
- 8AutocracyRule by self/one.
Example: Dictatorship, monarchy
- 9OligarchyRule by a few people
Oli= a few - 10DemocracyDemos= people
Cracy= Rule by
- 11"Melting pot" theoryPeople from various cultures come together to create a new american culture.
- 12"Salad bowl" theoryTimes when newly immigrants do not lose the unique aspects of their cultures.
- 1314th amendmentGranted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States.
- 14governmentIs the ruling authority for a community, or society.
- 15Direct democracyAll the citizens met to debate government matters and vote first hand.
- 16Representative democracy aka indirect democracyCitizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf.