Vocabulary Terms
Becoming a Citizen
Diversity 101
Wild Card!
Government
100
A study of the rights and duties of citizens.
What is civics?
100
These are the two ways to become a citizen.
What is by birth and naturalization?
100
The largest growing group of immigrants.
Who are Latino Americans?
100
Citizens have both of these:
What are rights and responsibilities?
100
These are the three branches of government:
What are federal, state, and local?
200
A plan for collecting and spending money.
What is a budget?
200
The amount of time you have to live in the US before becoming a citizen.
What is 5 years (3 years if you're married)?
200
These things help to unify our country:
(possible answers) What is patriotism, English, and civic and political heritage.
200
Who said that without government life would be, "...solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?"
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
This is another word for federal:
What is national?
300
To send a person back to his or her own country.
What does it mean to deport?
300
Next step after you've applied for citizenship.
What is interview and take the citizenship exam?
300
Until the 1950's, most immigrants came from this continent.
What is Europe?
300
These people formed the original ideas of citizenship and democracy.
Who are the ancient Greeks?
300
Citizens owe loyalty to the government and are entitled to _________ from it?
What is protection?
400
The use of violence by groups against civillians to achieve a political goal
What is terrorism?
400
You've taken the test, this is the last step of the process.
What is oath of allegiance?
400
These countries sent settlers to the North American east coast in the 1500 and 1600's.
What are England, France, Spain?
400
The rules and authority of the __________ guide a community.
What is government?
400
Defending citizens from crime and foreign attack
What is provide security?
500
A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
What is representative democracy?
500
Only this type of citizen can becoming President.
What is US natural born citizen?
500
This group of people was forced to immigrate to America against their will until the 1800's.
Who are African immigrants?
500
This type of government is ruled forcibly by one leader or a small group.
What is a dictatorship?
500
Establish courts
What is keep order?