1. A Picture is worth 1000 words, But an explanation may have to do…
Ch 3 Word Wall
A Picture is worth 1000 words,
But an explanation may have to do…

2. Immigrants
People moving into a country who plan to stay.

3. Ethnic Groups
Members of an Ethnic Group have a common national, cultural, and racial background.

4. Values
The general principles or beliefs people use to make judgments and decisions.

5. INSTITUTIONS!
Institutions- are the key practices, relationships, and organizations in society.
Example: The most important institution of the USA is the family.

6. THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT RECEIVES THEIR POWER FROM THE PEOPLE.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
THE IDEA THAT THE GOVERNMENT RECEIVES THEIR POWER FROM THE PEOPLE.

7. Citizenship is the rights and duties of a citizen

8. Civics-Study of the duties and rights of a citizen.

9. Citizen
Members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and in return have protection from that government

10. The ruling authority for a community.
Government!!!
The ruling authority for a community.

11. Naturalization
A legal process to obtain citizenship One of the ways is to take a citizenship exam. If you qualify then you go to a special ceremony, and you are considered naturalized.

12. Aliens
A foreigner who lives in the United States and doesn’t have citizenship
Not this kind of alien

13. People who flee a country to escape danger from a foreign land.
Refugee
People who flee a country to escape danger from a foreign land.

14. As a citizen of the U.S, doing what should be done to help others.
Responsibilities
As a citizen of the U.S, doing what should be done to help others.

15. Americans have legal duties, set by the law.

16. TOLERANCE
Tolerance is accepting and respecting others regardless of their differences in religion, race, and political matters.

17. The health, prosperity, and happiness of others
Welfare
The health, prosperity, and happiness of others

18. But do not have the money to pay for it.
Volunteerism
Volunteerism-n. The practice of offering your time and services without receiving any payment.
WHY Is this IMPORTANT?
Some people need help,
But do not have the money to pay for it.

19. PUBLIC POLICY
Decisions and actions government takes to fix the problems in the community.

20. Direct Democracy
A system of government in which people govern themselves. Direct democracy is practical for countries with small populations, so that they make their own decisions.

21. Representative Democracy…
A Representative Democracy is when the public decides to have a group of people represent them.
The Representatives Jobs are to make laws on behalf of the people.

22. Constitutional Monarchy
Monarchy is limited in which the power of the hereditary ruler is limited by the country's constitution and laws.
In a modern monarchy rulers power is limited by the country’s constitutional laws.
In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch also shares power with a constitutionally organize government.

23. Majority Rule
Democracy works on the principle of majority rule. This means that when 2 candidates from different political parties participate in a free and fair election, the candidate that receives more than half the votes wins the election. This being said, majority rule favors the most citizens and everyone keeps their basic rights as equal members of society.

24. OR Authoritarian Regime (Aw-thahr-uh-tehr-ee-uhn)
Power held by a person or a group which is inherited and not accountable to the people. OR

25. Totalitarianism
In a totalitarian state, the government controls almost all aspects of life.

26. Oligarchy
Oligarchy is governed by a few people with despotic power for corrupt or selfish purposes.

27. AUTOCRACY
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein, and Howell Raines are some famous autocratic leaders.
A system of government in which a single person has absolute power, and can do whatever they want.

28. A body of ideas about life and society.

29. Socialism
Socialism is a system in which society, either directly or indirectly through the government, controls all aspects of the economy.

30. Communism
Soviet Russian Flag
Karl Marx
A one-party system of government based on the idea of state ownership and direction of property and industry.
Karl Marx thought we should share and be fair so no one was in poverty.