Chapter 1 Section 1 The Diversity of Americans

What is civics?

• The study of a person that comes to live in a foreign country.

• The study of rights and duties of citizens.

• The general principle that people use to make judgments and decisions.

• A community member who owes loyalty to their government.

The roots of democracy began where?

• Rome & Greece

• Spain & Italy

• Egypt & Jerusalem

• England & France

What is a citizen?

• The study of the rights and duties of a citizen.

• The general principles or beliefs people use to make judgements and decisions.

• A community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled protection from it.

• The study of a person that comes to live in a foreign country.

What land bridge did all descendants cross?

• Berengia

• Beringia

• Siberia

• Alaska

What is an institution? (in civics)

• A set of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions of society.

• An established law, practice, or custom

• The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

What are the four institutions?

• Home, Church, School, and Clubs

• Work, Sports, Government, and Prisons.

• Family, Religion, Education, and Social.

What is popular sovereignty?

• A foreign national who is living without official authorization in a country of which they are not a citizen.

• A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.

• The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

What are values?

• Ideals of individual rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

• • The study of the rights and duties of citizens

• • The general principles or beliefs you use to make judgments are your values 

E pluribus unum means “out of many, ?”

American values influence the way we _____?