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The American People
civics
the study of the rights and duties of citizens
citizenship
rights and duties of members of a state
service economy
where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product
value
the general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions
popular sovereignty
the notion that power lies with the people
institution
sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society
diverse
differing from one another
ethnic
relating to races or groups of people who share common traits and customs
principal
the most important
naturalization
a legal process to obtain citizenship
alien
a noncitizen
immigrant
a person who moves permanently to a new country
deport
to send a alien or immigrant back to his or her own country
deny
refusal to grant, agree, or believe
obtain
to gain or acquire
priority
the goals a community considers most important or most urgent
government
the ruling authority for a community
public policy
the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
budget
a plan for making and spending money
democracy
a government in which citizens hold the power to rule
direct democracy
a form of democracy in which the people vote firsthand
representative democracy
a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
republic
a representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers
monarchy
a government with a hereditary, single leader
majority rule
political principle providing that a majority of the members of a community has the power to make laws binding upon all the people
authoritarian
a government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power
totalitarian
a system in which government control extends to almost all aspects of people’s lives
community
a group of people who share the same interests and concerns
enforce
to carry out by force
constrain
to force, limit, or hold back
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