Immigration & Naturalization
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What form of the government does the U.S. use?
democracy
What is the system for producing and distributing goods and services?
economy
In your notes, duties are the ____.
musts
Define census.
Official count of the number of people living in the U.S.
Daily Double!
What is the DEFINITION of "native-born citizen"?
citizen at birth
Queen Elizabeth II is a leader in what form of government?
constitutional monarchy
What is the term used for the place where goods and services are exchanged?
market
D or R?
Following the speed limit
Duty
How often is the census taken?
every decade (10 years)
What is the process called for becoming and American citizen?
Naturalization
What form of government usually involves one person taking all the power by force?
dictatorship
Daily Double!
What are two basic values in our economy?
freedom to:
buy/sell, make profit, compete, own property, choose occupation
D or R?
Men registering for the draft.
Duty
What is the approximate U.S. population today?
About 328,000,000 (margin of error = 20,000,000)
What does USCIS stand for?
United States Citizenship & Immigration Service
Daily Double!
What type of democracy does the U.S. have AND why doesn't it really use the other type?
representative, too many people/too time-consuming for direct
What are two examples of goods AND two examples of services?
services - i.e. plumbers, lawyers, teachers, restaurant servers, mechanics
D or R for each?
1. Standing up for someone if their rights are violated.
2. Voting
both responsibilities
Daily Double!
What is the definition of civics?
The study of what it means to be a U.S. citizen.
In order, what are the 3 steps in the Naturalization Process?
1. Application
2. Examination
3. Final Hearing
Where did the idea of democracy originate, and which type was it?
Greece, direct
Define scarcity.
limits on our wants
Daily Double!
What are 3 of the 5 duties?
obey laws, attend school, jury duty, serve in military if drafted, pay taxes
What are the five major groups of Americans?
European, Hispanic, African, Asian, Native