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Chapter 3 the meaning of citizenship
citizenship, roles, rights, and responsibilities
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Civics
10th Grade
10/15/2012

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Allegiance
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n. loyalty to one's country
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Elect
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v. to choose or select for a political office
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Citizen
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n. a person with certain rights and duties under a government
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Alien
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n. a citizen of one country who lives in another country
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Naturalized
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v. to have gone through the process of becoming a citizen
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representatives
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n. people who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government
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Responsibility
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n. important tasks that a person agrees to undertake
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Concept
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n. a general idea
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conscientious objector
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n. a person who refuses to participate in warfare for moral reasons
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rule of law
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n. concept of a government of laws rather than of men and women. base decisions on the law not personal opinion
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Jury of peers
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n. group of ordinary citizens who hear the case and decide whether the accused in guilty or innocent
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Witnesses
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n.people who have seen events related to the crime or who have special information that may help determine the guilt or innocence of the person on trial
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common good
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n. the well-being of all members of society
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Candidate
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n. person running for public office
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effort
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n. hard work, energy
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volunteer
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v. to choose to assist without being asked
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social roles
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n. roles or parts people play in real life
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