1. Civics and Economics Vocabulary
Chapter 1 - Section One
Civics- the study of rights and duties of citizens
Similarity: Economics goes hand in hand with Civics
Sentence: Those who are interested in citizen rights should check out civics.
Citizenship- people becoming citizens
Similarity: Naturalization
Sentence: Before Jose could become an american citizen, he had to apply for
citizenship.
Service Economy- Making a living by offering services rather than goods
Difference: Manufacturing goods
Sentence: Rather than fueling an economy solely on goods, service economy also
contributes.
Values- general principles, or beliefs, you use to make judgments
Similarity: morals, culture/tradition, how you were brought up
Sentence: People tend to make decisions based on their personal values.
Popular Sovereignty- government by consent of the governed
Similarity: Majority Rules
Sentence: The government run by popular sovereignty so what ever the majority of
people want is what will happen.
Institutions- sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and
functions
Similarity: somewhat similar to values
Sentence: Each culture has a unique set of institutions.
Chapter 1 - Section Two
Naturalization- a legal process for foreign-born people to become citizens
Similarity: citizenship
Sentence: Since Paco wasnʼt born in the United States he had to go through
naturalization to go through the citizenship process.
Aliens- people that are not citizens yet living in the country
Difference: Immigrants
Sentence: Many aliens come to the United States to study one a visa but since they are
not citizens they must leave when their visa runs out.
Immigrants- People who become permanent citizens in a country
Similarity: Citizens, Citizenship
Sentence: Our ancestors came to America as immigrants to build a new life.
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2. Deport- to send aliens back to their country
Difference: Immigrants and citizens
Sentence: When Paco let his visa run out while remaining in America he was deported.
Chapter 1 - Section Three
Government- the ruling authority for a community or society
Similarity: Structure system
Sentence: The government regulates most things to ensure society is running smoothly.
Public Policy- a course of government action to achieve community goals
Similarity: popular sovereignty
Sentence: A majority of people were wanting more funding for things such as parks and
recreation centers rather than the large budget for roads so eventually public policy had
funding shifted around.
Budget- a plan for collecting and spending money
Difference: Random Spending
Sentence: Before spending money on leisure items you need to consult your budget to
make sure you have enough money to cover bills.
Democracy- government system where “majority rules” through elections
Difference: Dictatorship
Sentence: Rather than one person making the decisions regardless of the people,
Harold lived i a democracy.
Direct Democracy- all citizens met to debate government matters
Similarity: Democracy
Sentence: In small communities direct democracy would work but itʼs no longer practical
today.
Representative Democracy- citizens choose a small group to represent them, make
laws, and govern on their behalf.
Similarity: Republic
Sentence: The citizens of the Representative Democracy voted today for the
representatives to govern on their behalf.
Republic- a system of limited government in which the people are the ultimate source of
governmental power
Similarity: Representative Democracy
Sentence: In the Republic, people didnʼt have to worry about dictatorships when
everyone fought for a say.
Monarchy- government with a hierarchy ruler
Difference: Democracy
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3. Sentence: Prince William will eventually take over Englandʼs Monarchy.
Majority Rule- citizens agree that when differences of opinion arise they will abide by
what most people want while still respecting the rights of those in the minority
Similarity: Democracy
Sentence: In Mr Calderoneʼs classroom we often abide by a majority rule when deciding
to take the benchmark on Monday instead. However, those who wanted to take the test
on Friday still could.
Authoritarian- power is held by an individual or a group not accountable to the people
Similarity: Dictatorship
Sentence: What the people wanted made no difference because they lived in an
Authoritarian government.
Totalitarian- the governmentʼs control extends to almost all aspects of peopleʼs lives
Similarity: Dictatorship
Sentence: Hitler enforced a totalitarian government style in his dictatorship.
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