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Notes from Chapter 1 Section 1 and Chapter 1 Section 2
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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