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Mid-Term Civics
American Citizenship,Political Parties and elections,Foundations+Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Naturalization process | 1. Immigration legally to the U.S.A and live in the U.S for 5 years |
| Citizen | Term of are some born in the U.S.A who is consider an official member of our country |
| Alien | Someone not born in the U.S but has permission to be here |
| illegal Alien | Someone not born in the U.S & doesn't have permission to be in the U.S.A |
| What has led Americans's diverse society? | Immigration and Naturalization |
| Duty | Something you must do or face legal consequences |
| Responsibility | Something you voluntary for |
| What are strategies for evaluating campaign advertising? | Separate Fact from Opinion Detect Bias Evaluate sources identify Propaganda |
| High cost of campaigning | Gives advance to wealth individual. Increase in special interest group instead of candidates Fundraising |
| Who really elects the president? | Electoral College |
| Role of the Mass Media in elections? | identify candidate say certain issue |
| What type of votes chooses the electors? | popular vote |
| 3rd parties | emphasize certain topics introduce new ideas rarely win elections |
| How is the # of electoral votes for each state determined? | # rep + senators (2) = electorals |
| In most State, candidates who win the popular vote, take all of the electoral votes. What is this system called? | Winner takes all |