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Part 12 Citizenship Vocabulary

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  • Misrepresentation
    to lie about who you are or something you did so that you can get something you want.
  • Civilian
    a person who is not in the military
  • Persecute
    to hurt someone badly, or unfairly, often because of religion or political beliefs
  • Genocide
    killing a whole group or race of people because of their religion, race, or other reason
  • Overdue
    late
  • Rebel Group
    a group of people who fight a government or other group with power
  • Labor Camp
    a jail or prison where the prisoners have to do a lot of difficult work
  • false
    not true
  • Prison Camp
    a jail or prison for enemy soldiers or other military during a war
  • Public Benefit
    money from the government for things that can help you such as food stamps, housing assistance, or Social Security payments
  • Claim
    to say that something is true
  • Mental Hospital
    a hospital for people with mental health problems
  • Police Unit
    a group of people who work for a government to catch people who break the law
  • Crime
    an action that breaks the law
  • File a tax return
    send tax papers to the government
  • Smuggle
    to secretly and illegally bring something into or out of a state or country
  • Court Martialed
    go to a military court of law
  • Title of Nobility
    a position given by a King or Queen
  • Married
    : having a husband or wife. This means legally married. You can be legally married even if you don’t currently live with your husband or wife
  • Insurgent Organization
    a group of people that uses weapons to fight a government
  • Military Unit
    a group of people that work for a government to fight in a war; they may do this work on land, in boats or in airplanes
  • gamble
    pay money to guess who will win at sports or games so that you can try to get more money
  • Arrested
    taken to jail by the police
  • Discharged
    a soldier leaves the military and stops being a soldier
  • Deployed
    : to move soldiers or other military to a new place so they can be ready
  • Widowed
    your marital status if your husband or wife died and you have not married again
  • Gorilla Group
    a group of people who use weapons against or attack the military, police or governmen
  • Owe
    have a debt; be required to pay. Examples: “I got a loan from the bank. Now I owe the bank $500.” “I need to pay my credit card bill. I owe $215.”
  • non-resident
    a person who does not live in a specific place
  • Lie
    to say things that are not true
  • Legally Incompetent
    can’t make decisions for yourself because you have mental problems
  • Noncombatant
    not fighting
  • Parimilitary
    : a group of people who act like the military, but do not work for a government.
  • Paramilitary Group
    : a group of people who act like the military, but do not work for a government.
  • Vigilante Group
    a group of people who act like the police, but are not the police.
  • Resident
    a person who lives in a specific place
  • Self Defense Unit
    a group of people who work to protect a place if another group comes to fight them with weapons
  • Immigration Benefit
    : things that can help you because you are a documented immigrant, like being able to work and live in the United States
  • Citation
    a traffic ticket
  • Spouse
    the person you are married to; your husband or wife
  • Stationed
    a soldier stays in one place for some time as part of their job
  • Being cited
    stopped by the police and given a ticket
  • Obtain
    to get something.
  • Prison
    a building where criminals must stay as punishment for breaking the law
  • Marital Status
    whether you are legally married, single, divorced or widowed
  • Militia
    an army that does not work for a government
  • Country of Nationality
    the country where you are currently a citizen or national
  • Fail
    : not pass a test; not complete or do something. Examples: “I failed my driving test,” means “I did not pass.” “I failed to stop at the red light,” means “I did
  • Weapon
    something used to fight such as a gun, knife, or bomb
  • Habitual Drunkard
    a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol (gets drunk)
  • fraudulent
    to make people believe a lie so you can get something you want.
  • Advocate
    agree with and tell others about an idea
  • Single
    not married now and never married before
  • Misleading
    causes a person to believe something that is not true to get something that you want
  • Alien
    not a citizen of the United States
  • Probation
    a time when a person who has broken the law gets out of prison early but is required to regularly report to the police
  • forcing sexual contact or relations
    touching the male or female parts of the body when someone doesn’t want it.
  • Divorce
    legally stop being married
  • Detention Facility
    a jail or prison where people wait before they go to court and have a trial
  • Disability
    : a problem with your body or mind that prevents you from doing things that other people can do (for example blindness or deafness)
  • Register
    sign up
  • Bear arms
    to own or use a gun
  • Jail
    a building where police take people who are arrested for breaking the law
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