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Unit 1
civics and Economic
Question | Answer |
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The study of government and citizenship. | Civics |
The welfare of society and all the people as a whole. | Commen good |
government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions(U.S., Japon) | representative democracy and republic |
Government in which the leader is a king or queen. | Mornachy |
Government in which one person rules and gives citizens little freedom. | Diractorship |
what are the 3 functions of government?( what does government do?) | To provide order and safety to provide service |
what are the 3 levels of government?(not the 3 branches!!!!) | National, State, local |
2 ways to be born a U.S citizen | American parents Born U.S soil |
Another word for non-citizen | Alien |
person who is in the U.S. and does not have proper documentation | illegal alien |
3 things that an alien can not do | vote, run |
agency in the U.S that deals whith immigration | USCIS |
process an immigrant goes through to become an American Citizen | Naturalization |
Another name for Different | diversity |
says that society is more when everyone puts aside cultural differences to become one | melting pot |
says that society is better when people keep cultural differences and do not blend into one | salad bowl |
denying opportunities to someone who is qualified based on prejudices of certain groups | discrimination |
latin phrase that is translated | E plurance unum |
accepting differences in people is called beging | tolerance |
American are moving north to south, east to west and from cities to suburbs; this is called a | migration/population/shift |
more jobs in america today are this kind of job instead of manufacturing | service job |
what does the increase in technical jobs in the U.S. mean for you? | more education/ more money |
largest and fastest growing minority in the U.S. today is | hispanie |
counting and getting information about the population is calles a | census |
something taht a citizen is required to do | duty |
something that a citizen should do | responsibility |
list 5 duties of american citizens | obey the laws, taxes, attend to school, corty duty, juror witness |
an attitude in which a person does not care about something | apathy |