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| Civics | the study of citizenship and government |
| the US government | representative democracy |
| Constitution | established our personal freedoms |
| Representative Democracy | a government in which people elect officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf |
| Direct Democracy | difficult in US because we cannot gather all citizens to vote on issues |
| Dictatorship | a government controlled by one person or a small group of people |
| 14th amendment | defines citizenship as all persons born or naturalized in the US who are subject to the jurisdicition thereof |
| Birth and Naturalization | Only ways to obtain citizenship |
| Naturalization | process of becoming a US citizen including knowing US history, English, and being a legal resident for at least 5 years |
| Alien | any person who is not a citizen |
| Duty | things citizens are required by law to fulfill |
| Responsibility | things citizens should do voluntarily to assist in the community |
| Duties | obey laws, pay taxes, serve on a jury or as a witness in court |
| Consequences of not fulfilling duties | going to jail, paying a fine, loosing citizenship |
| Responsibilities | serve in voluntary, appointed positions, keep informed, respect others' rights |
| Traits of good citizens | trustworthiness, honesty, courtesy and respect, patriotism |
