Civics chapter 1 study guide

Question 1

Study of what it means to be an American citizen.

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Civics

Question 2

A person who flees persecution in his or her homeland to seek safety in other nations.

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Refugee

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Ideas that people hold dear and try to live by

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Values

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Authority that acts in behalf of a group of people

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An agent

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The study of characteristics of human populations.

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Demography

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Member of a nation

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A citizen

Question 7

Process by which an alien becomes a citizen

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Naturalization

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Born in the United States

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Natural Born citizen

Question 9

Citizen of another country who lives in the United States.

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Resident Alien

Question 10

The annual member of live births per 1000 members of a population.

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Birth rate

Question 11

Official count of the number of people living in the United States that is taken every 10 years.

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The U.S census

Question 12

Movement of large numbers of people from region to region

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Mass Migration

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The annual number of deaths per 1000 members of the population.

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Mortality/ Death rate

Question 14

A person who comes to the United States from another country to settle as a permanent resident.

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An immigrant/alien

Question 15

Limit placed on the number of immigrants that may enter the United States each year

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675,000

Question 16

A person born in any one of the 50 states or in any U.S territory is a(n)……

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U.S citizen

Question 17

A natural increase in population occurs when the ………. of a nation is greater than it’s death rate.

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Birth rate

Question 18

The areas surrounding large cities are called

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Metropolitan areas.

Question 19

A nations population may grow through natural increase, the addition of new territory, or through ………..

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Immigration

Question 20

The majority of American live in ……… areas

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Urban

Question 21

If your ……… are U.S citizens, you are a U.S citizen, regardless of where you were born.

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Parents

Question 22

The ……. is the U.S region made up of states in the South and West.

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Southeast

Question 23

A person may become a U.S citizen by …….. or naturalization.

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Birth rate

Question 24

Filling out an application and taking an examination are two steps in the ……….. process for aliens.

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Naturalization

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As American Citizens, ,we are all guaranteed the same rights and ……

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freedom

Question 26

A good citizen believes In ……… of opportunity for all citizens.

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Equality

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Freedom and equality are two examples of American ……………….

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Values/Rights/The American Dream

Question 28

Undocumented residents are also called ………..

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Illegal Alien

Question 29

……… is one of the most important responsibilities of a citizen.

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Voting

Question 30

The Latin word for civics mean ……..

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City Dweller/a citizen