Citizenship
The process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a lawful permanent resident after meeting the requirements established by Congress.
Naturalization Process
A Democratic government and economy in which citizens are free to make their own financial and career choices with positive or negative results.
Capitalism
The ability in the United States for example to choose or have free will without interfering with someone else’s choice or free will.
Freedoms
A political game involving a form of protest in which people disobey or break a law they consider to be unjust by bringing attention to it (example = AIDS activists blocking the FDA Building).
Civil Disobedience
Circumstances that encourage someone to leave their present nation or region.
Push Factors
Term used to describe citizens in a society having unique individual differences.
Diversity
A government with an economy that advocates for collective ownership in the means of production or distribution of goods.
Socialism
A product or service that is provided by government available for all people to consume whether they pay for it or not (Examples: law enforcement, national defense, etc.).
Public Goods
Political game involving a situation where 2 or more parties compete for influence and clever politicians try to win by outfoxing or overpowering their opponents (example = Cuban Missile Crisis).
Power Struggle
Circumstances that motivates and attracts someone to migrate to another nation or region.
Pull Factors
The things which are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to citizens in good standing with the government of the United States.
Rights
A single party government and economy in which there is a classless system and goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed (private property is nonexistent or curtailed).
Communism
Classification of government involving rule by the poor in their own interest.
Democracy
Political game where instead of giving something to the opposition, you take something away (example = Going on strike & boycotts).
Walkout
The region in the United States with the highest population density due to its warm climate and an abundance of jobs.
Southern United States (Sunbelt)
The things which are required to be done by the United States citizens according to law.
Duties
An economic system in which production and prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.
Market Economy
Classification of government involving rule by one lawless leader.
Tyranny
Political game involving the complete destruction of one’s opponent and eliminating all real and perceived enemies (example = The Roman Empire and the Punic Wars).
Demolition Derby
Name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that advocated that an independent government in the United States was not simply an idea but a necessity.
Common Sense
Things which citizens of the United States should do for the common good of the United States but which are not required by law.
Responsibilities
An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
Command Economy
Classification of government involving rule by the wealthy few in their own interest.
Oligarchy
Type of political game that involves hard bargaining (example = Constitutional Convention).
Horse Trading
Greek Philosopher who theorized and classified different forms of government.
Aristotle