Government Test: Chapter 1 (copy)

Civics

The study of citizenship and government

Citizen

A legally recognized member of a country

Government

The organizations, institutions, and individuals who have political authority over people

Immigrants

People who came here from other countries

Quota

Specific number

Aliens

Permanent residents of the US who are citizens of another country

Native-Born

You were born in the US

Naturalization

Legal process by which an alien becomes a citizen

Refugees

People who are trying to escape dangers in their house countries

Census

An official periodic counting of a population

Demographics

The study of the characteristics of human populations

Birthrate

Refers to the annual number of births per 1,000 members of a country’s population

Death Rate

The annual number of deaths per 1,000 members of a country’s population

Migration

A movement of large numbers of people from region to region

Sun Belt

Part of the US with a milder climate and lots of sunshine

Why are census’ necessary?

The census determines how many representatives each state gets to send to Congress

what are the three values of being an American?

Freedom, equality and Justice

List all the ways you can become a citizen

you can recieve citizenship by birth, marriage, Derivation and naturalization.

List three out of lo ways to be a good citizen?

Knowing your rights and respecting the rights of others.

Having respect for others and their property.

Being aware of the true American history.

What act was use against immigration?

The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. it was the first significant Law restricting Immigration Into the United States.

How Many years between census?

10 Years

List the different ways of population grown?

population changes can be based on births, deaths and migration.