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Government

Topic 9 test

QuestionAnswer
understanding and obeying the law, respecting the rights of others, paying taxes, voting and public service draft
the process of becoming a U.S. citizen and giving up your allegiance from a foreign country naturalization
loss of citizenship denaturalization
A citizen may voluntarily give up their citizenship by pledging allegiance to another country expatriation
a person living in a country other than that of his or her birth immigrant
percentage of people allowed in quota
people who share similar characteristics or race, religion, language, or nationality ethnic group
Those powers or privileges that government grants to individuals to guarantee their equal treatment under the law. civil rights
the seperate, but equal law made legal by the famous court case, Plessey v. Ferguson segregation
what is jus soli? (law of the soil) by birth in any part of the U.S. or its territory
what is jus sanguinis? (law of blood) by birth to at least one U.S. citizen
how does an American citizen lose their citizenship? -if it was found they lied during one of the steps in the naturalization process -they want to (expatriation)
name three things as American citizens that we should do for our country 1. understanding and obeying the law 2. respecting the rights of others 3. paying taxes
how can prejudice and discrimination become less of a problem in any society? you learn about the race
before 1882 america allowed anyone to come to our country, but after this date the U.S government put on some restrictions. Name three: -no one with a criminal history -mental illness -chinese
why is america known as the melting pot? before 1900 anyone could come to the united states with no restrictions bringing a lot of races and cultures to one nation
what is the difference between prejudice and discrimination? Prejudice-pre-judge a race with an opinion. Discrimination-destructive acts of prejudice.
why was the separate but equal laws not a good thing for black americans? nothing about it was actually equal. blacks were limited rights, facilities weren't equal, and blacks were seen as inferior
name three groups in america that have been discriminated against -african americans -hispanics -native americans
explain affirmative action government must employ a percentage of qualified minority workers which mirrors the percent of the minority population in the state in all federal and state jobs
what is the difference between an immigrant and a refugee? immigrant- a person who chooses to settle permanently in another country refugee-fleeing their own country to a safer country
what did the civil rights act of 1964 do? Desegregated restaurants, water fountains, bathrooms, hotels, theaters
how do states deal with same sex marriages? every state has to recognize same sex marriage
what ethnic group in the U.S. has been discriminated against the longest? African Americans
what court case desegregated american schools? Brown v. Board of Education
how many aliens are allowed to become american citizens each year? 675,000
name the point of entry into america which most immigrants passed through when entering the country Ellis Island
what american city is this point of entry located? NYC
which president signed the civil rights bill into law in 1964? President Johnson
who was the black women who was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus to a white person? Rosa Parks
which court case made separate but equal legal in the U.S.? plessey v. ferguson
who was the first black supreme court justice? Thurgood Marshall
which supreme court justice has served the longest? Clarence Thomas
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