Vocab
the organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people
government
the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population
birthrate
what it means to be a citizen // citizenship and government
Some immigrants move to America and keep their culture, others move and blend their culture with ours. These foods are ways to describe this blending in American society...
soup (melting pot) or salad
periodic counting of a population
census
legally recognized member of the country
citizen
More than 80% of the U.S. population lives in...
metropolitan areas // the cities AND suburbs
Naturalized citizens have the same rights and duties as native-born Americans. The only exception to this is that they cannot
a. teach in public schools. b. run for any public office. c. get arrested. d. become president or vice president of the United States.
d. become president or vice president of the U.S.
the legal process by which an alien may become a citizen
naturalization
movement of large numbers of people from region to region
migration
If you were born in any U.S. territory, you automatically become this kind of citizen
native-born citizen
Alysha was born in Vietnam, her mother is Filipino and her father is from New York. Alysha would be this type of citizen...
native-born
person who came here from another country
immigrant
person fleeing persecution in their home country
refugee
Metropolitan areas are made up of
urban areas // cities and their suburbs
The main purpose of the census is to find out...
the size of each state's population
a set number
quota
resident of the U.S. who is a citizen of another country
alien
The immigration laws of the 1900s started setting this...
quotas
The 3 ways a country's population can increase are...
naturally, through immigration, or by adding territory