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Civics and Economics vocab. quiz #1

Terms in this set (18)

Voting
to give or register a vote, used to express a wish to follow a course of action
Paying taxes
the act of paying a finance charge or levy imposed upon the taxpayer by a state
Community Activism
generally associated with some public action to raise awareness around an issue
Volunteerism
the policy or practice of volunteering ones time or talent (community)
Compromise
settlement of diffs. by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc. by reciprocal modifications of demands
Cooperation
an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action
Collaboration
the act of cooperating, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying ones country. The act of working one with another
Racism
a belief or doctrine that inherent diffs. among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that ones won race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a racial group is inferior to the others
Sexism
attitudes or behaviors based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles
Ageism
discrimination against persons of a certain age group, specifically a tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention or unsuitable for employment
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
Gender
the state of being male or female (typically used with ref. to social and cultural diffs. rather than biological ones)
Disabilities
a physical or mental condition that limits a persons movements, senses or activities
Religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, or a system of faith and worship
Lifestyles
the way in which a person or group lives
Nationality
the status of belonging to a nation or an ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations
Physical Appearance
the way one looks; defining traits or features about your body the first thing you see when you look at someone could be their hair, clothes, nose or figure
Multicultural
of, relating to, or constituting several cultural or ethnic groups within a society
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