Introduction to Civics Flashcards
(31 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.; political administration:
Values
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Morals
a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information, or an experience.
Welfare
the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well-being:
Equality
the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: Compare equity ( def 3 ).
Unity
a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
Independent
not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself:
Dependent
relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
Fairness
the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness:
Equity
the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:
Diversity
the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:
Discern
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
Sovereign
a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
Ethics
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
Determination
the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
Justice
the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness:
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.
Superior
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.:
Inferior
lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to ):
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
Constitutional
of or relating to the constitution of a state, organization, etc.
Negotiate
to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
