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government 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| understanding and obeying the law, respecting the rights of others, paying taxes, voting and public service. | draft |
| the process of becoming a US citizen and giving up your allegiance from a foreign country | Naturalization |
| A citizen may voluntarily give up their citizenship by pledging to another country | Expatriation |
| Explain the 8 steps of the Naturalization Process 1-4 | 1. Be a lawful resident of the US for 5 years 2. Be 18 yrs old 3. Completes an application 4. Be able to speak, read, and write English |
| Explain the 8 steps of the Naturalization Process 5-8 | 5. Be of good moral character 6. Have knowledge of US history 7. Supports the principles of the US Constitution 8. Take the oath of citizenship renouncing any previous allegiances |
| How does an American Citizen lose their citizenship? | 1)they want to 2) cheat on the naturalization process |
| 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 US Government put on some restrictions. Name three. | 1) Chinese 2) Irish Catholic 3) Muslim |
| Why is America known as a 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 - to pre-judge someone; refers to thoughts and feelings discrimination - refers to actions |
| Why was the Separate but equal laws not a good thing for Black Americans? | They were unfair because these schools didn't get the same resources from the government as the white schools did. |
| Name three groups in America that have been discriminated against | Native Americans, Hispanics, African 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 come to a safer country they are let in because they are probably going to die |
| What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? | prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. |
| How do states deal with same sex marriages? | Every state has to recognize same sex marriage |
| What is the difference between immigrants and refugees? | migrants and immigrants move by choice whereas refugees flee because it is unsafe |
| What ethnic group in the US has been discriminated against the longest? | Native Americans and 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? | The port of New York (Ellis Island) |
| What American city is the point of entry locked? | Point Roberts, Washington |
| Which president signed the Civil Rights bill into law in 1964? | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Who was the black woman 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 US | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| Who was the first black supreme court justice | Thurgood Marshall |
| which supreme court justice has served the longest? | William O. Douglas |
| What was the experiment that Dr. Kenneth Clark did in the Southern States? explain the experiment, questions asked, results and what the experiment proved. | The policy of Plessy v. Ferguson (desegregation) the intent was to preserve each ones culture. It proved that it made the black felt inferior towards whites. |
| What was the experiment that Dr. Kenneth Clark did in the Southern States? explain the experiment, questions asked, results and what the experiment proved. (part 2) | Dr. Kenneth Clark asked simple questions like which ones they would rather play with and they responded favoring the whites |
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JDSchwan