Chapter 7
Civics
A _______ is a citizen who was born in another country but becomes a citizen of the U.S.?
Naturalized
In modern times, many countries take a _____, an official, periodic counting of a population?
Census
In a ________, all voters meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take?
Direct deomcracy
What are the main purposes of government?
Provide services, help people cooperate, provide laws.
What are organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over people?
Government
People who come to a country to settle as permanent residents are
Immigrants
________ is the study of the characteristics of human populations
Demographics
In a _______, the people who elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them?
Representative democracy
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
No money, no president or executive branch, no court system
A _______ is a legally recognized member of a country?
Citizen
These are people who are trying to escape dangers in their own countries?
Refugees
A ______ is a person who rules with complete absolute power?
What are the 3 fundamental American Values?
Equality, Liberty, Justice
The Declaration of Independence said that the purpose of government is to
Protect human rights
This is a set number, such as for immigrants who may enter a country per year?
Quota
People who live in a nation but are not citizens of that nation are?
Aliens
A ______ is a person, such as a king or queen, who reigns over a kingdom or empire?
Monarch
What does the ideal of equality mean for American today?
Everyone is equal under the law
Thomas Jefferson
What are the two basic categories of law?
Criminal Law and Civil Law
A ______ is a movement of large numbers of people from region to region?
Migration
Democracy
What rights to U.S. citizens have that documented aliens do not have?
Right to vote, serve on a jury, and hold public office.
British Parliament, as well as the U.S. Congress, is made up of how many parts?
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