Civics Chapter 1 Vocab

The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

• Civics

• Citizens

• Government

• Public Policy

Community members who owe loyalty to the government and are entitled to protection from it.

• Citizens

• Government

• Public Policy

• Budget

The ruling authority for a community.

• Government

• Public Policy

• Budget

• Dictatorship

Whenever a government plans a course of action to achieve community goals, that is an example of...

• Public Policy

• Budget

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

A plan for collecting and spending money.

• Budget

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Direct Democracy

A type of government in which the people rule, and every citizen has an equal voice.

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Majority Rule

• Civics

All the citizens can debate matters and vote first hand.

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Citizens

• Civics

Smaller groups represent people, make laws, and govern on their behalf.

• Representative Democracy

• Majority Rule

• Civics

• Dictatorship

When differences of opinions arise, we abide by what most people want.

• Majority Rule

• Naturalization

• Alien

• Immigration

The legal process to become a United States citizen.

• Naturalization

• Alien

• Immigration

• Deport