Civics Chapter 1, Section 1 & 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civics | the study of the rights and duties of citizens |
| citizenship | the status of a citizen with rights and duties |
| E Pluribus Unum | out of many, one |
| service economy | where the majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing a product |
| values | general principles or beliefs you use to make judgments |
| popular sovereignty | government by the consent of the governed |
| institutions | sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions |
| naturalization | legal process to obtain citizenship |
| dual citizenship | someone who enjoys rights in the United States and in another country |
| immigrants | people who move permanently to a new country |
| denaturalization | the loss of citizenship through fraud or deception during the naturalization process |
| expatriation | giving up one's citizenship by leaving one's native country to live in a foreign country |
| deport | send them back to their own countries |
| resident alien | a person from a foreign country who has established permanent residence in the United States |
| nonresident alien | a person from a foreign country who expects to stay in the United States for a short, specified period |
| refugees | people fleeing their country to escape persecution |
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