Vocabulary
This word means "promised or certain."
Guaranteed
What is an immigrant?
A person who moves to a new country.
What is a citizen?
A person who belongs to a country and has rights.
What is the Constitution?
The plan for how the government works.
Where did many immigrants enter the U.S.?
Ellis Island
This word means “arguments or not agreeing.”
Disagreements
Why do people come to the United States?
Jobs, freedom, safety, better life
What is a naturalized citizen?
Someone who becomes a citizen after moving to a country.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments that protect rights.
What statue welcomed immigrants?
Statue of Liberty
This word means “a group of people who decide if someone is guilty or not.”
Jury
What are push factors?
Things that push people to leave (danger, no jobs)
Name one step to become a citizen.
Learn rules, take a test, live in the country, attend ceremony.
What does “We the People” mean?
The people have the power.
Name one major city immigrants settled in.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, etc.
These are changes made to the Constitution.
Amendments
What are pull factors?
Things that attract people (freedom, opportunity)
What are rights?
Freedoms people have.
Who is called the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
What does “E pluribus unum” mean?
Out of many, one.
People who leave their country to find safety are called…
Refugees/Immigrants
Why is the U.S. called the “land of opportunity”?
Because people can have better lives and more opportunities.
What are responsibilities?
Things people must do (follow laws, rules).
What does “consent of the governed” mean?
The government gets power from the people.
Name one Founding Father.
George Washington / Thomas Jefferson / James Madison