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civics The study of the rights and duties of citizens citizenship the status of a citizen with rights and duties citizen a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community service economy majority of people earn their living by providing a service rather than manufacturing values broad ideas about what is a good or desirable, and are shared by people in a society. popular sovereignty rule by the people naturalization the legal process by which a person is granted citizenship alien a non citizen immigrant people who move permanently to a new country gain American citizens deport send non citizens back to their own country government ruling authority for a community or society budget a plan for collecting and spending money democracy a government in which citizens hold the power to rule direct democracy all the citizens met to debate government representative democracy The citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf republic constitutional republic mean the same thing a system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of govern mental power. monarchy government with a hereditary ruler majority rule citizens agree that when differences of opinion arise they will abide by what most people want At the same time, they respect the rights of those in the minority authoritarian regimes power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people totalitarian state the government's control extends to almost all aspects of people's lives responsibilities are things we should do duties things we are required to do draft call up men to the military service tolerance Treating others politely and respectfully bureaucracy complex systems with many departments, many rules and many people in the chain of command. monarch a king or queen magna carter limited the power of the monarch by guaranteeing that no one would be above the law, not even the king or queen legislature a lawmaking body john locke believed all people have a right to life, liberty, and property natural rights to life liberty and property social contract is an agreement among the people in a society colony a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. charter a written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments. compact an agreement or contact among a group of people puritans wanted to reform or purify, the Anglican Church pilgrims people on a religious journey toleration acceptance of other religions. indentured servants made it possible for poor people to come to the colonies plantation large estate triangular trade America Africa and Europe salutary neglect An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies boycott refuse to buy repeal cancelled the stamp act delegate representatives American revolution the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain independence self reliance and freedom from outside control