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The definition of civics is what?
The study of the rights and duties of citizens of a country.
Naturalize to US Citizens.
Does the US have a national language?
No.
What are two things the court system decides?
Whether people are guilty and how they should be punished.
What did civics mean in ancient Rome?
A citizen of Ancient Rome.
What three English skills must a person demonstrate on their exam to become a naturalized citizen?
Reading, Writing, and speaking English.
American Institutions are what?
Groups that create bonds between people and pass down values.
Federal Bureau of Investigation has an acronym, what is it?
FBI.
In ancient Greece and Rome who were considered citizens?
Land Owning Men.
What is the Oath of Allegiance?
The Oath naturalized citizens must take to prove their loyalty and show they will obey its laws.
Which institution is described as the core of social life?
Family.
Name 7 examples of public services that the government creates and manages.
Libraries, schools, hospitals, parks, mail delivery, road work, or garbage collection.
List 2 ways a person can become a United States citizen.
By birth or naturalization.
What are broad ideas about what is good and are shared by people in a society?
Values.
What is a government?
Ruling authority for a community.
What is Federalism?
Sharing of power between national and state governments.
What are 3 places a person can be born to automatically be a citizen of the United States?
Born in any of the 50 states, American territory, or US military base or to one US parent.
What do these shared values do?
Freedom, equality, justice, unity, respect, tolerance.
They build unity among Americans.
True or False:Government make it possible for people to live together by allowing them to live together peacefully and productively.
True
Where is the national government of the United States located?
Washington DC.