Immigration
Syntax Detective
Morphemes
Vocabulary
US Government
100

What are people called who are escaping war, natural disasters, or harsh governments. 

Refugees

100

A sentence is made of two parts called: 

Subject and Predicate

100

The morpheme hydro in hydromechanical means....

water

100

The process where green foods use sunlight to make their own food.

Photosynthesis

100

What kind of government is the United States?

A Federal Republic

200

What country did about 25% of US immigrants come from in 2018?

Mexico

200

The predicate part of a sentence begins with what part of speech?

A verb

200

The morpheme synthesis, in the words chemosynthesis and photosynthesis, means....

Making

200

Relating to anything within a category; not specific

general

200

What are the States not allowed to do during elections?

Reject people who have the right to vote. 

300

What allows an immigrant to work and live permanently in the US?

A green card (permanent resident card). 

300

How many words can make up a subject?

At least one. 

300

What does the morpheme "trans" mean in transition?

across/ beyond/ over

300

The evolutionary process where the environment chooses what organisms survive is called...

Natural Selection

300

During much of early US history, who mostly had the right to vote?

White men who were at least 21 years old. 

400

After living in the United States for 5 years with a green card, what can immigrants apply for?

citizenship

400

Identify the subject in the following sentence: The two cunning and playful monkeys escaped from the zoo in Brooklyn, NY. 

The two cunning, and playful monkeys

400

With regard to the meaning of the suffix -ity in the word prosperity, complete the following: Prosperity is the _____________ prosperous. 

The state of being

400

A word that means to order or decree something officially is...

ordain

400

Give one example of how some states tried to prevent African Americans from voting.

They required voters to be able to read and write.

500

Name one thing US citizens can do that permanents residents cannot.

Vote in elections or run for office. 

500

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.

The Broward College Public Library is a building within the Broward College campus. 

500

The suffix -in in the word "inorganic" mean.... 

Not

500

What is the definition of transition?

The process or period of changing from one state, condition, stage, or place to another

500

According to the reading, why were voting rights amendments important?

They prohibited states from denying certain groups of citizens the right to vote.