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citizenship | the set of privileges and freedoms, duties and responsibilites of people living in a governed community |
citizenship by blood | being a citizen in a certain country because your parents were citizens |
citizenship by soil | being a citizen because you were born in a certain area |
subjectship | a kind of citizenship in which you owe allegiance to both a king or other ruler and a nation |
inviolability | security from harm |
human rights | certain rights everyone should be allowed, for example, liberty, justice |
emigrating | leaving your place of residence or country to live elsewhere |
naturalization | the legal process by which an alien becomes a citizen |
international security | the safety, or freedom, from attack or deprivation by other nations |
due process | the standard steps the law provides for a judicial proceeding |
ethical | means to do with a set of moral values or principles |
country | a nation or territory |
state | an organized body of people occupying a distinct sovereign territory |
nation-state | a form of international political organization inhabited by a group of people who have a feeling of common nationality and live within the boundaries of an independent state |
infringement | violation or trespass of a right or privilege |
neutral | nations who take no side in international issues or disputes |
civil defense force | group of citizens trained and ready to protect and provide emergency relief in case of attack or natural disaster |
domestic | within one's own country |
social order | the way society is grouped and conducts itself |
terrorism | using violence or threats to force a government to agree to demands |
resource | what people need and their means of getting it |
developing nation | nations in which large parts of the economy are underdeveloped and most people are poor |
developed nation | industrialized nations where a majority of citizens have a high standard of living |
Cold War | a name for the hostile and suspicious relations between the Soviet Union and the U.S. that began after World War II, but never resulted in warfare |
foreign aid | the transfer of money, goods, or services from one nation to another for the benefit of both nations |
humanitarian aid | help such as temporary shelter, food and medical supplies, provided by a government out of the desire to help humanity |
free market economy | an economy in which the decisions about what to produce are based on what people will buy |