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Flashcards by helmsstaci, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by helmsstaci
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| Question | Answer |
| Civics | The study of the rights and duties of citizenship. |
| Epluribus Unum | One or out of many. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The people's rule in a state or government. |
| Naturalization | Where a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country. |
| Dual Citizenship | Where a person is regarded as a citizen of more than one state. |
| Immigrants | Where people move into another country that they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in. |
| Refugee | Where a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. |
| "Melting Pot" Theory | It is the coming together of immigrants to the United States. |
| "Salad Bowl" Theory | Where newly arrived immigrants do not lose the unique aspects of their cultures. |
| 14th Amendment | Where citizenship was granted to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. |
| Government | It is the system of people, laws, and officials that define and control the country that you live in. |
| Autocracy | Ruled by self or one. |
| Oligarchy | Ruled by a few people. |
| Democracy | Rule by people. |
| Direct Democracy | Where the people decide on the laws and rules. |
| Representative Democracy (Indirect Democracy) | Where a group of elected officials represent a group of people. |
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