Functions of US Gov.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is the 3 branches of the US government?
The process in which a foreigner obtains citizenship in another country.
What is naturalization?
What are taxes?
A decision making process in which a population chooses a person or group of people to represent them in government
What is an election?
The system in which each branch of government checks/ ensures that the other is not abusing their powers.
What is checks and balances?
An exam given as part of the naturalization process to assess an immigrant's knowledge of U.S. history, government, and English Language skills.
What is a citizenship test?
The general, ongoing increase in the price of goods and services across an economy over a period of time, which reduces the purchasing power of money.
What is inflation?
A series of planned actions by a candidate to convince people to vote for them.
What is a campaign?
The person who represents a city or town and performs a variety of duties such as enforcing local laws, proposing the annual budget, etc.
What is a mayor?
The term that describes holding citizenship in two countries
When someone gives you money and expects it to be paid back at a later time.
- interest usually gets added onto the payment.
What is a loan?
The movement in which women pushed to gain the right to vote, and engage in public elections.
What is Women's suffrage?
The national ( country- wide) governing body of a country such as the US
What is the Federal Government?
The process in which a person moves to another country to live there permanently.
What is a immigrant?
An economic system in which private companies own the means of production ( i.e. natural resources, factories, land), investing to make a profit.
What is capitalism?
The form of government in which the people decide how things are run.
What is democracy?
First 10 amendments of the US Constitution
What is the Bill Of Rights?
A person who moves away from their regular place of residence for a variety of reasons such as: economic opportunities, fleeing persecution or violence, starting a new life, etc.
What is a migrant?
A type of bank account in which money is withdrawn (taken out) for daily needs.
What is a checking account?
Voters who cannot physically go to their official voting station.
Who are absentee voters?