Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ Civics & Economics Vocabulary ▪ Citizenship
CE.4a-g
accountability
accepting responsibility for ones
actions
CE.4a-g
patriotism
love and devotion to one’s
country
CE.4a-g
trustworthiness
deserving trust, or able to be
trusted
CE.4a-g
courtesy
politeness that shows
consideration for other people or
good manners
CE.4a-g
self-reliance
the ability to make your own
decisions confidently and
independently
CE.4a-g
honesty
the quality, condition, or
characteristic of being fair,
truthful, and morally upright
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ Civics & Economics Vocabulary ▪ Citizenship
CE.4a-g
respect
consideration or thoughtfulness
CE.4a-g
financial
relating to or involving money or
finance
CE.3a
fourteenth amendment
defines a United States citizen as
anyone born or naturalized in the
United States
citizen
person owing loyalty to and
entitled by birth or naturalization
to the protection of a state or
nation
CE.3a
CE.3a
naturalization
the legal process of obtaining
citizenship
diverse society
a society made up of many
different races, religions, and
cultures.
CE.3a
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ Civics & Economics Vocabulary ▪ Citizenship
CE.3c
duties
things we must do, or face legal
consequences
CE.3d
responsibilities
things that we should do
voluntarily to make our
community safe and successful
CE.3d
voluntary
somebody's own choice
CE.3d
register
to make a record of something, or
have something officially recorded
CE.3e
community service
donating your time and services
to your community without
payment
CE.3e
welfare
somebody's state or condition
with respect to whether he or she
is healthy, safe, happy, or
prospering
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks ▪ Civics & Economics Vocabulary ▪ Citizenship
CE.3e
democratic Institutions
characterized by free and equal
participation in government or in
the decision-making processes of
an organization or group
CE.3e
community
a group of people who live in the
same area, or the area in which
they live