civics test 8-29
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civics | The study of the rights and duties of citizens |
| citizen | community members who owe loyalty to the government and entitled to protect it |
| goverment | The ruling authority for a community |
| budget | a plan for making and spending money |
| political party | an association of voters with board common interests who want to influence or control desision making in a government by electing the parties canidates to the public office |
| dictatorship | government ruled by one person or a small group |
| naturalization | legal process to obtain citizenship |
| majority rule | Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
| public policy | the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem |
| democracy | government where citizens hold power to rule |
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