Government and economics 1-2

Government and Economics

Chapter 1 Section1

Vocabulary

• Civics- the study of the rights and duties of citizens• Citizenship/ being a citizen-

community members who owe loyalty to the government and are entitled to protection from it

Vocabulary

• Service economy- having many citizens earning a living by providing services (doctors, lawyers, teachers)

Vocabulary

• Popular sovereignty- government by the governed• Institutions- sets of ideas that people

have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions.

Key Ideas

• What it means to be a citizen and a citizens duties within a democratic country• Immigration–1600s-1700s–1800s–1900s

Key Ideas

• Changes in Population–The average age of the citizen is

climbing–Higher educated population–Hispanic population is the fastest

growing ethnic group in the United States

Key Ideas

• Difference between principles and values–Freedom, equality, opportunity,

justice, democracy, unity, respect, and tolerance

Chapter 1-2Vocabulary

• Immigrants- people who move permanently to a new country• Deport- send them back to their own

country

Vocabulary

• Resident alien- a person from a foreign country who has established permanent residence in the Unites States• Nonresident alien- expects to stay for a

short, specified period• Refugees- people fleeing their country

to escape persecution

Key Ideas

• 2 ways to become citizens

Key Ideas

• Steps to become a citizen

Key Ideas

• How to lose citizenship

Key Ideas

• Rights of legal aliens

Key Ideas

• Restrictions on legal aliens

Additional Information

• 675,000 aliens are accepted into the country a year

• Priorities– Relatives of citizens– Job skills that are needed within the Unites States

Additional Information

• 12 million aliens living illegally in the United States