| A | B |
|---|
| process of becoming a citizen | naturalization |
| noncitizen | alien |
| A group of ordinary citizens that determine a person's guilt or innocence | jury of peers |
| People chosen to speak and act for others in government | representatives |
| A person running for office | candidate |
| Anything you do that makes your community or state a better place | common good |
| approval | ratification |
| A plan of government | constitution |
| An agreement to make and obey rules for the welfare of the group | compact |
| Citizens meet together and directly make the laws | direct democracy |
| Dividing government power into three branches | separation of powers |
| Rights that you are born with and no government can take away | inalienable rights |
| A representative form of government | republic |
| The abuse of power by a cruel and unjust government | tyranny |
| A document giving permission to form a government away from the mother country | charter |
| A law making body | legislature |
| Traditions passed down from generation to generation | heritage |
| A duty of a citizen | attend school |
| A person with certain rights and duties under a government | citizen |
| People who move from one country and make their home in another country | immigrants |
| differences in people | diversity |
| the unfair treatment of a group of people | discrimination |
| the belief that one's race is superior | racism |
| justice | fairness |
| freedoms | rights |
| the condition of everyone having the same rights and opportunities | equality |
| Hispanic Americans | 2nd largest group in U.S. |
| European Americans | largest group in U.S. |
| African Americans | 3rd largest group in U.S. |
