American Civics
Becoming and American
Duties of Citizens
Forms of Government
The 13 American Colonies
100
These people are born in a foreign country and move permanently to another country.
What are immigrants?
100
A legal process to obtain citizenship. (page 57)
What is naturalization?
100
Things or obligations that we should do of our own free will. (page 62)
What are responsibilites?
100
The 3 levels of government in America.
What are local, state, and federal?
100
Items that are grown to be sold to make money instead of being kept to feed a farmers family. (page 94)
What is a cash crop?
200
General principles, or beliefs. (page 53)
What are values?
200
A person born in America or its territories. (page 57)
What is a natural-born citizen?
200
Actions that a citizen is required to perform. (page 62)
What is a duty?
200
When a majority, or more than half of the members of a community has the power to make laws that everyone must follow. (page 75)
What is majority rule?
200
A large estate or farm. (page 95)
What is a plantation?
300
Members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and are entitled to protection by that government. (page 55)
What are citizens?
300
The process of when someone gives up their citizenship to become a citizen of another country. (page 58)
What is expatriation?
300
Paying taxes is a duty, true or false?
What is true?
300
A kind of democracy where people choose a group of people to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf. (page 74)
What is a representative democracy?
300
People too poor to pay for their trip to American colonies. (page 93)
What are indentured servants?
400
The study of the duties and rights of citizens. (page 55)
What is civics?
400
A foreign born resident who has not been naturalized. (page 59)
What is an alien?
400
A responsibility for a child under 18.
What is to go to school?
400
A regime where power is held by a person or a group not accountable to the people. (page 75)
What is authoritarian regime?
400
The number of Southern Colonies.
What is five?
500
The rights and duties of citizens. (page 56)
What is citizenship?
500
A person fleeing his or her country to escape danger. (page 59)
What is a refugee?
500
The practice of offering your time and services to others without receiving payment. (page 66)
What is volunteerism?
500
A person who exercises complete control over his country. (top of page 76)
What is a dictator?
500
The name of the 4 New England Colonies.
What are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island?