fra civics chapter 1
fra civics chapter 1
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- More than 2000 years ago, ancient Greece set up a different type of government called what?
- A democracy
- What kind of government did the ancient Athenians set up?
- A "direct democracy" in which every adult male participated
- What 2 ways is a national government different from other levels of government?
- 1)National government has the highest authority and 2)National government provides basic framework for citizenship
- government
- The power or authority that rules a country
- What document set up the government we have today?
- The Consititution
- If an application for naturalization is approved, what happens next?
- The immigrant is given an appointment to meet with an immigration examiner
- If citizens of another country gives birth to a child while in the US, is that child considered a citizen?
- Yes, anyone born in the US is a citizen, but it does not change the citizenship of the parent.
- civics
- The study of citizenship and government
- The US government passed new laws in the 1920's to slow immigration. What did the laws set?
- The laws set quotas or numerical limits on how many people could enter the US each year.
- In the mid-1800's a great shift in population came when people moved from rural areas to cities. Why did they move?
- Employment opportunities in the cities
- Aliens who come to the US with the intention of living here permanently are known as what?
- Immigrants
- What is counting the population called?
- Census
- Those who have not become citizens of the US are referred to as what?
- Aliens or non-citizens
- What is a government called that one person or a small group of people controls called?
- A dictatorship
- What are aliens who are living in this country illegally called?
- Illegal aliens
- Writings show the ancient Sumerians set up a government how long ago?
- 5,000 years ago
- During the years of waiting for naturalization, what should immigrants do?
- Study the English language, American history and civics
- In a democracy, the citizens hold the power to do what two things?
- 1)To rule and 2)to make the laws
- How often is census counted?
- Every 10 years
- If you are born in the District of Columbia, Guam & Puerto Rico you are automatically given what right?
- Citizenship
- What is the most important purpose of a government?
- To provide laws or rules of conduct
- How many people do our 50 states contain today?
- 275 million people
- What year was the constitution signed?
- 1787
- How many immigrants are granted permission to live in the US each year?
- A few hundred thousand
- What is the only way to lose US citizenship?
- If you become a naturalized citizen of another country
- How many people were in the US when The Constitution was signed?
- Fewer than 4 million
- Name 2 ways the nation's population is currently changing?
- 1)American's are living longer and 2)More women are taking jobs outside the home
- What rights do legal aliens have?
- Holding jobs, owning property, attending school, traveling throughout the US.
- Each American citizen has the right to elect representatives to what?
- The national government...including senators, House of Rep., Pres. & VP
- How long must most immigrants live in the US before they can file a Declaration of Intention with the immigration authorities?
- 5 years
- What must aliens carry at all times?
- Identification cards
- citizen
- a member of a community with a government & laws
- Being a citizen of a nation means that you share what?
- You share a history and a set of beliefs
- Who is the final source of authority in a representative democracy?
- The citizens
- What is the process by which aliens become citizens called?
- Naturalization
- Shortly after the Civil War, a shift in population came when freed slaves moved from the South to where?
- The North
- Aliens found to be in the US illegally are deported. What does this mean?
- They are sent back home to their own country
- What right does a legal alien NOT have?
- They may not vote in political elections or run for political office
- What is the name of a democracy where the citizens' representatives carry on the work of the government?
- A representative democracy
- What are people called who have lost their homes because of war, famine, or political oppression?
- Refugees
- What phrase does The Constution begin with?
- "We the people"
- What do laws help prevent?
- Conflicts between individuals, groups or nations
- How old is the US government?
- 200 years old
- Currently, how many immigrants are allowed to enter the US each year?
- 675,000
- What is the name of the flood of immigrants in the 1800's called?
- The Great Immigration