LD Vocab 1 - 15

What does the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?

• Abolish slavery

• Grant citizenship

• Define civil liberties

• Establish civil service

What is citizenship?

• Being a member of a particular country

• Having civil rights

• Serving in the armed forces

• Working in the civil service

What are civil duties?

• Responsibilities owed to society

• Fundamental individual rights

• Rights to political and social freedom

• Career opportunities in civil service

What are civil liberties?

• Fundamental individual rights protected by law

• Rights to political and social freedom

• Responsibilities owed to society

• Career opportunities in civil service

What are civil rights?

• Rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality

• Fundamental individual rights protected by law

• Responsibilities owed to society

• Rights to serve in the armed forces

What is civil service?

• A sector of government composed mainly of career bureaucrats

• Being a member of a particular country

• Rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality

• Compulsory enlistment for state service

Who is considered a civilian?

• A person not in the armed services or the police force

• A person serving in the armed forces

• A person working in the civil service

• A person with civil rights

What is a community?

• A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

• A sector of government composed mainly of career bureaucrats

• A person not in the armed services or the police force

• A person who refuses to serve in the armed forces

What does compulsion mean?

• The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something

• The study of the nature of duty and obligation

• Compulsory enlistment for state service

• The quality of being in accordance with a political constitution

Who is a conscientious objector?

• A person who refuses to serve in the armed forces due to moral or religious reasons

• A person not in the armed services or the police force

• A person working in the civil service

• A person with civil rights