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Civics
Term | Definition |
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Citizenship | Rights and duties of members of a community |
Citizen | An individual who has certain rights and duties under a government and owes allegiance to that government |
Naturalization | A legal process to obtain citizenship |
Responsibility | Something citizen should do |
Immigration | To enter or relocate to a new country to live |
Diversity | Being made of different types, varied |
Due Process | Following established legal procedures |
Community | A group of people who share the same interests and concerns |
Duty | Something a citizen must do |
Community Service | Work that is performed to benefit the community as a whole for no pay, can be a punishment for a crime |
Volunteerism | The practice of offering your time and services without pay |
1st Amendment | An addition to the US constitution that protects and outlines rules and guidelines to citizenship |
Common Good | Something that is good for everyone collectively |
Patriotism | To have love for ones country, a quality that good citizens have |
14th Amendment | An addition to the US constitution that protects and outlines rules and guidelines to citizenship |
Equal Protection Under the Law | Individuals are protected under the law equally regardless of race, sex, age, or disability |
Fundamental | Something that is very basic and used for more complex tasks |
Principle | A general rule assumption |
Consent | To give approval or acceptance to something done by someone else |
Rule of Law | No one is above law, even officials must follow laws |
Representative Government | A government in witch people elect other people to speak or vote on their behalf |
Limited Government | When a government does not have ALL the power |
Democracy | Rule by the People |