Massachusetts Civics Vocab Chapter 1

An individual who moves permanently to a new country

• tourist
• refugee
• immigrant

A group of people who share a common national, cultural, or racial background

• Ancestry
• Heritage
• Ethnic Group

The general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions

• values
• opinions
• morals

A key practice, relationship, or organization in a society

• Group
• Association
• Institution

The study of the rights and duties of citizens

• Anthropology
• Civics
• Sociology

The idea that government receives its power from the people

• democracy
• autocracy
• popular sovereignty

A member of a community of people who owe loyalty to a government and, in turn, are entitled to its protection

• citizen
• resident
• immigrant

The rights and duties of citizens

• Legal obligations and entitlements of individuals
• Citizenship

• Benefits and obligations of community members

The ruling authority for a community

• leadership
• administration
• government

A legal process to obtain citizenship

• Naturalization
• Visa
• Deportation
• Immigration