First 25 ☀️☀️ Flashcards
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Alien
a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization
Amendment
an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
American Dream
the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American.
Authority
Power that is recognized as legitimate
Bipartisanship
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
Boycott
Refusal to buy certain good as a way to protest
Capitalism
an economic system in which market determines production distribution and price
Citizens
Members of a political community having both rights and responsibilities
Civil liberties
Individual freedoms guarenteed to the people primarily by the bill of rights
Civil rights
Citizenship rights guarenteed to the people (established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution)
Class
system of dividing society; caste
Consensus
general agreement or concord; harmony.
Constituents
having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power: a constituent assembly.
Constitution
Rules that establish a government
Conservative
People who generally favor limited government and are cautious about change
Debt
Money owed to someone/thing
Delegate
person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
Democracy
Government that vests power in the people
Democrat
an advocate of democracy.
Demographics
the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc.
dictatorship
a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
Diplomacy
The formal system of communication and negotiation between countries
Direct Democracy
Form of government in which all laws are created by a general vote of society
Discrimination
treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit
