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What are the 3 American Values?
Equality
Liberty
Justice
In what year did Columbus sail to the Caribbean Islands?
1492
What is one of the most important of a citizen's responsibilities?
Voting
What is the definition of civics?
The study of citizenship and government.
What is the definition of citizen?
A legally recognized member of a country.
List the 3 ways countries typically grow by.
Natural Increase
Adding Territory
Immigration
We cannot have government "by the people", unless the people participate. Who said this quote?
The rise of what brought thousands of new factory jobs to growing cities?
Abraham Lincoln
American Industry
What was the average of children of per family in early America?
Why did most families in early America have a big family?
5 or more
To have their children help on the farm
What is the definition of census?
An official, periodic counting of a population.
What is the definition of demographics?
Study of the characteristics of human populations.
Name the 3 ways to be a U.S. citizen.
Born in the U.S. or U.S. territory
One or both parents are U.S. citizens
Through Naturalization
Why were many American workers angry with others coming over to America?
Today the Immigration Act of 1990 sets a total annual quota of immigrants at what?
They were working for lower wages
675,000
How often is the Census conducted?
What is Census information used for?
Every 10 years.
To find out how many people live in each state.
What is the definition of migration?
A movement of large numbers of people from region to region.
What is the definition of refugees?
People who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries.
The Immigration Act of 1990 gives preference to 3 groups. List the 3 groups in order.
1. Husbands, Wives and Children of U.S. citizens
2. People with valuable job skills
3. Aliens
List 2 reasons why American households have changed in several ways.
List the 2 reasons people are living longer.
1.Increase in divorces and one parent households.
2. Some couple decide to gave fewer children or wait longer to have children.
3. Some people choose to not marry at all.
4. People live longer and are able to live by themselves in their old age.
1. Healthier lifestyles
2. Better medical care.
The concept of citizen originated where?
What did the Romans use the term citizen for?
Greece
To distinguish the people who lived in a city of Rome from people born in the territories that Rome had conquered.
What is the definition of naturalization?
The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen.
What is the definition of legal alien?
A citizen of another country who has received permission to enter the United States.
List 3 of the 10 ways to be an effective citizen.
1. Responsible family members.
2. Respect and obey the law.
3. respect the rights and property of others.
4. are loyal to and proud of their country.
5. take part in and improve life in their communities.
6. take an active part in their government.
7. use natural resources wisely.
8. are informed on key issues and willing to take a stand on these issues.
9. believe in equal opportunity for all people.
10. respect individuals differences, points of view, and ways of life.
Which invention helped Americans to be able to move away from where they worked?
What percentage of Americans live in metropolitan areas?
Give 1 reason why people moved out of the cities and into the suburbs?
Highways
80%
Larger homes, better schools and quiet neighborhoods
The rights and duties of citizens depend on their country's type of what?
How does a population increase naturally?
By what year did urban population exceed the rural population?
Government
When the birthrate is higher than the death rate
1920s
What is the definition of government?
The organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people.
What is the definition of immigrants?
Process through which individuals become permanent residents or citizens of another country.