Introduction to Civics Flashcards
(30 cards)
Civics
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
Community
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
Government
the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc
Values
relative worth, merit, or importance:
He knows the value of a college education.
In chess, the queen has a very high value.
Morals
of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical:
moral attitudes.
Welfare
the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being:
to look after a child’s welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society.
Equality
the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability:
The district is implementing a college readiness plan to achieve equality of outcomes for its graduates applying to higher education programs.
Unity
the state of being one; oneness.
a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
Dependent
relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
conditioned or determined by something else; contingent:
Our trip is dependent on the weather.
Independent
not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself:
an independent thinker.
Fairness
free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice:
a fair decision;
a fair judge.
legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules:
a fair fight.
Equity
the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:
the equity of Solomon.
something that is fair and just:
The concepts and principles of health equities and inequities are important to society as a whole.
Diversity
the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:
diversity of opinion.
Sovereign
a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
a person who has supreme power or authority.
Honesty
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
Ethics
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
the ethics of a culture.
(used with a plural verb) the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:
medical ethics;
Christian ethics.
Determination
the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
ascertainment, as after observation or investigation:
determination of a ship’s latitude.
Justice
the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness:
to uphold the justice of a cause.
rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason:
to complain with justice.
Social Contract
the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
an agreement for mutual benefit between an individual or group and the government or community as a whole.
Inferior
lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to):
a rank inferior to colonel.
lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:
descending into the inferior regions of the earth.
Superior
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:
a superior officer.
above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.:
superior math students.
Federal
pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
of, relating to, or noting such a central government:
federal offices.
Constitutional
of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
subject to the provisions of such a constitution:
a constitutional monarchy.
State Government
A state government is a unit of government that specifically makes and enforces laws for a state. Several modern nations, such as the United States, Australia, and India, utilize state governments to administer to the local needs of an area.
