U1 Study Guide / iCivics Lessons Review Flashcards
Immigration & Citizenship
What are push & pull factors?
Give a definition and 2 examples for each.
Push: to avoid war, corrupt governments, or religeous persecution
Pull: economic opportunities or religeous freedom
(Reasons that people leave their country to go to another)
Immigration & Citizenship
What are Green Cards and a Visas?
Give a definition for each.
Green cards are identification cards that give one permission to permanently live and work in the US.
Visas are travel documents that allow a person to enter and stay in a country for a certain period of time.
Immigration & Citizenship
You are a US citizen if…
Give 3 ways for one to be a US citizen.
One is already a US citizen if a parent is a citizen, one is born on US soil, or one has completed naturalization.
Immigration & Citizenship
How does one become a US citizen?
Give 1 way as for a person to obtain citizenship.
To become a citizen, one has to get a Green Card, live in the US for 5 years, submit a form and pay all fees, complete an interview process, and take an oath to be loyal to only the US.
Immigration & CItizenship
Where do most immigrants come from today?
Give 3 fo the top 6 countries that citizens come from.
Mexico, India, the Phillipines, China, and Vietnam
Foundation Basics
What is the definition of power, in context?
The ability to get people to behave in certain ways even when people don’t want to behave in those ways.
THE ABILITY TO RULE
Foundation Basics
What is the definition of authority, in context?
The power to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
THE RIGHT TO RULE
Foundation Basics
What is the definition of legitimacy, in context?
A society’s belief that their ruler or government has the right to rule.
THE BELIEF IN AUTHORITY
What is the definition of sovereignty, in context?
The supreme and ultimate power or authority within a territory. The buck stops with whoever has sovereignty.
THE SUPREME POWER & AUTHORITY
Foundation Basics
What is a constitution written by the people giving elected representatives the right to rule?
Is it power, authority, legitimacy, or sovereignty?
A: Elected representatives have the right to rule.
L: The constitution was written by the people.
AUTHORITY / LEGITIMACY
What is a dictator maintaining obedience through control of information and fear?
Is it power, authority, legitimacy, or sovereignty?
S: A dictator has ultimate and unlimited power over the people. He is the highest power.
P: The people are doing something that they do not want to do.
SOVEREIGNTY & POWER
