Vocabulary A
I am a word used to describe something that is extremely tiring
I am the statue that greets immigrants who enter the U.S. on the East Coast
The Statue of Liberty
I am the father of the Constitution
James Madison
I am the document that protects the rights of all U.S. citizens
The Constitution
I mean to be loyal to or to encourage someone or something
Support
I am a chance or possibility
Opportunity
I am the immigration center in New York City that processed many European immigrants
Ellis Island
This is the purpose of the Constitution
To explain the main laws of a country and how its government works
I am the group of people protected by the Constitution and Bill of Rights
Citizens
We are people who make their homes in a new area or country
Settlers
We are people who leave their home country to live in a new country
Immigrants
I am the immigration center in San Francisco through which many Asian immigrants entered the U.S.
Angel Island
I am the a list of rights included in the Constitution that are guaranteed to citizens of the United States
The Bill of Rights
I am the rules in a country that citizens have a responsibility to follow
Laws
I am a term used to describe things that pull or encourage someone to immigrate, or move, to the United States
Pull factor
I am the word used to describe the relatives who came before a person, their parents, and their grandparents
Ancestors
I am a term used to describe when someone leaves their home country or region to settle in another
Emigrate
I am the famous introduction to the Constitution, starting with "We the people"
The Preamble
I am a right given to adult citizens in which they can decide who will be their president, who will represent them in the Senate or the House of Representatives, or who will be their local mayor. What is this right called?
Voting
I am a term used to describe problems in one’s home country that would push you to leave
Push factor
I describe something that has been done in the same way over a long period of time
Traditional
I am the motto of the United States that is related to immigration and means “out of many, one”
e pluribus unum
I am the term used to describe changes or additions to the Constitution
Amendments
Citizens have a responsibility to pay money to their government which pays for things like school, parks, libraries, roads, and sidewalks. What is this money called?
Taxes
I am a person who was born in another country who has earned the same rights as native citizens of a different country
Naturalized Citizen