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Vocabulary
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Path to Citizenship
Illegal v. Legal Aliens
Freedoms and Rights of a US Citizen
100
A systematic elimination of people based upon their ethnicity.
What is Ethnic Cleansing?
100
________ is the fact of being different from many people.
What is diversity?
100
List the two qualifications for being a citizen
What is you have to either be born in the US or go through the naturalization process?
100
The ability to own property (there may be more than one answer) • Legal • Illegal
What is a Legal alien?
100
Based on the 1st amendment, US citizens have the freedoms of what?
What is Press / speech / religion / assemble / petition?
200
Policies that are put into place in an effort to remedy past acts of discrimination by ensuring equal opportunities in areas such as education and employment typically for different minority groups.
What is Affirmative Action?
200
_________ are people who, even though their requests for citizenship were denied, continue to live in the US
What is an illegal immigrant?
200
How long do you have to live in the US and how does it change if you are already married to a US citizen?
5 years 3 years
200
Carrying an ID at all times (there may be more than one answer) • Legal • Illegal
What is a Legal alien?
200
The 26th amendments gave US citizens the right to vote. What does it state?
What is 26 – gave 18 yr. olds rights to vote?
300
The belief that one’s own culture or way of life is superior to all others.
What is Ethnocentrism?
300
__________ is an obligation to uphold your rights.
What is Duty?
300
The first step to being a citizen is to sign a declaration of intent, which is filed with the INS. What does INS stand for?
What is Immigration Naturalization Services?
300
People who still live in the US, even though their requests for naturalization were denied (there may be more than one answer) • Legal • Illegal
What is an Illegal alien?
300
The amendments 4,5,6 & 8 are called what?
What is the Rights of the accused?
400
A negative attitude toward a category of people.
What is Prejudice?
400
__________ is someone who is intolerant – typically in religion, race, ethnicity, or politics.
What is Bigot?
400
The third step of the process requires the person to take special classes – they have to be at least how old and had to have lived for how long in the city they seek naturalization?
They have to be at least 18 and live for 3 months in their state.
400
The chance of being deported (there may be more than one answer) • Legal • Illegal
What is an Illegal alien?
400
What does the 2nd amendment state?
What is the right to bear arms?
500
A disposition in favor or something. A bias or preference toward something or someone.
What is Predilection?
500
America has become known as the _______ ___ because of all the cultures that are represented here.
What is “melting pot”?
500
Name some ways to become a citizen.
What is Birth and naturalization?
500
The inability to vote (there may be more than one answer) • Legal • Illegal
What is Legal and Illegal?
500
Under the 6th amendment, what rights do US citizens have? List at least 3.
What is the right to know charges / have a speedy & public trial / have a jury / have an impartial jury / have a trial in the same place where crime occurred / to hear witness testimony / to have lawyer?