| A | B | 
| civic values, principles, skills and disposition | the commonly accepted goals of society and principles of government and skills and attitudes of citizens that are necessary to realize those goals and make those principles work | 
| civil rights | fundamental rights belonging to every member of society | 
| civility | the respectful treatment of others | 
| common good | the good of the community as a whole | 
| empowerment | to give power or authority to an individual or group | 
| greatest happiness of the greatest number | the measurement of the greatest number of people | 
| political action | any organized attempt to influence the political process, from lobbying legislators, to seeking election or defeat of a particular candidate | 
| political rights | all of the implicit and implied rights of a citizen in a free society | 
| social action | join or create a group which would solve a problem |