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| accountability | being responsible and accepting the consequences for what you do and say. |
| Alien | a person living in the U.S. who is not a citizen |
| Assembly, right of | the right of people to hold meetings and demonstrations |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It lists the key rights of citizens that the government must recognize |
| citizen | a person recognized as holding full membership and political rights in a nation. A citizen has allegiance to a nation, and has certain rights and duties under that government. |
| Citizenship | a broad term for participation in a nation's political life, including the rights, duties, and responsibilities of a citizen |
| Courtesy | practicing good and considerate behavior toward others |
| Due Process | the legal procedures that the government must follow , in a fair manner according to the rules of law when dealing with citizens |
| Duties (of citizens) | in Civics, duties are defined as those things citizens must do by law, such as pay taxes and obey laws (contrast responsibilities, which citizens should do, but are not required to do) |
| First Amendment | the First Amendment to the Constitution, and part of the Bill of Rights. It guarantees freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech |
| Fourteenth Amendment | it defines who is a citizen, and requires states to treat all citizens fairly and equally. Passed just after the Civil War, it says that any person born in the U.S. is a citizen. It says states must follow the principle of "due process" in all legal proceedings |
| Honesty | telling the truth |
| Illegal Alien | a person living in the U.S. who is not a citizen and who did not get permission to enter the country. |
| Immigrant | a person who comes to the U.S. from another country, with the intention to live here permanently |
| Jury | in a trial, the group of citizens that hears the case against the person accused. Citizens generally must serve on a jury if called. |
| Legal Alien | a person living in the U.S. who is not a citizen, but who obtained proper permission to enter |
| Naturalization | the process by which a non-citizen becomes a citizen |
| Patriotism | love of one's country and honoring its best traditions |
| Petition, right to | the right of citizens to bring their concerns to government leaders and be heard |
| Respect | treating others in the proper way, as you would want to be treated in similar circumstances |
| Responsibilities (of citizens) | in Civics, things that citizens should do, but are not legally required to do. Voting is a civic responsibility, for example, but not a legal duty |
| Responsibility | being reliable, doing what you should do and especially what you say you will do. |
| Self Reliance | depending on oneself, rather than others. |
| Trustworthiness | being a person who others know they can trust |
| USCIS | a federal agency that handles immigration and naturalization matters. The letters stand for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The agency was formerly known as the INS or the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. |
