Vocabulary Words
What is a monarch?
king/queen
The first Americans migrated from ______
Asia
an official count of the number of people in a country
census
There are ___ types of governments
5
What´s the samoan translation of ¨government¨
malo
What is civics?
the study of what it means to be a citizen
Some people say America is like a ____________ but some say it´s like a ____________
Demographics is the study of ____________ of human population
characteristics
What is a ¨written plan of government¨
Constitution
Census is taken every ___ years
10
What is a birthrate?
the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population
If you live in the US as a permanent resident but you are a citizen of another country, then you are a/an ________
alien
Census helps governments understand if a population is _________ or __________
growing (increasing), shrinking (decreasing)
What is the difference between an oligarchy and dictatorship?
Dictatorship is led/ruled by a dictator (one person), an oligarchy is ruled a by group of people
democracy
a system of government that is a representative democracy
republic
What are two ways an immigrant can become a citizen in the U.S?
being born in the US, naturalization
What is one example of a characteristic of the human population?
ethnic background/race
number of children
how many pets
age
What is the difference between democracy and monarchy?
democracy: people vote for their leader
monarchy: the throne is passed through the royal family bloodline, from generation to generation
Which explorer founded America?
Christopher Columbus
What is a representative democracy?
a form of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them
The quota laws give preference to three types of people
1. husbands, wives, and children of US Citizens
2. people who have valuable job skills
3. Aliens
What are three ways a population can increase?
1. Natural increase
2. adding territory
3. immigration
Explain all the 5 different governments
When I say it´s right, it´s right
Give me three ways you can become an effective citizen
When I say it´s right (: