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gov topic 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when the govt requires people to serve n the military | draft |
| the process of becoming a citizen | naturalization |
| loss of citizenship | denaturalization |
| a citizen gives up their citizenships by pledging to another country | expatriation |
| someone who comes into a new country to live | immigrant |
| a percentage of people allowed in | quota |
| people who share similar characteristic or race, religion, language, or nationality | ethnic group |
| those powers or privileges that govt grants to individuals to guarentee equal treatment | civil rights |
| seperate groups based on race, ethnicity, or gender | segregation |
| there are two ways you are born american. what are they? | jus soli- if you are born in the U.S. you are an American citizen jus sanguinis- if one of your parents are an American citizen, you are an American citizen |
| explain the 8 steps of the naturalizeation process | 1. be a lawful resident of U.S. for 5 years 2. 18 years old 3. completes an application 4. be able to speak, read, and write English 5. Be of good moral character 6. have knowledge of U.S. history 7. supports the principles of the U.S. constitutio |
| how does an American Citizen lose their citizen ship? | volunteering, giving up, and coming fraud during naturalization |
| name three things as American Citizens that we should do for our country | 1. vote in elections 2. follow the law 3. participate 4. paying taxes |
| how can prejudice and discrimination become less of a problem in any society | learn more about people |
| before 1882 America allowed anyone to come to our country, but after the U.S> government put on some restrictions.. name three | 1. no one with a criminal history 2. mental illness 3. in 1882, congress banned Chinese |
| why is American known as the melting pot? | because we are a nation of immigrants and everyone is from somewhere else |
| what is the different between prejudice and discrimination? | prejudice- pre-judge a race with an opinion discrimination- destructive act of prejudice |
| what was the separate but equal laws not a good thing for black Americans? | segregations was the separate, everything was separate, schools, bathrooms, restaurants, feeling of inferiority over blacks |
| name three groups in America that have been discriminated against | 1. hispanics 2. asians 3. native americas |
| explain affrimative action | a policy or set of practice meant to reduce discrimination and increase opportunities for gauges that have been treated unfairly |
| what is the difference between an immigrants and a refugee | refugee- one who is allowed into country from fleeing from harm and danger in their own, return after its settled immigrant- chooses to come to american to become a citzen |
| what did the civil rights act of 1964 do | desegregated bathrooms, restaurants, water fountains, hotels, etc.. |
| how do states deal with the same sex marriages? | no state can restrict anyone the right to be married, all states must honor a marriage certificate |
| what ethnic group in the U.S. has been discriminated against the longest | african americans or native americans |
| what court case desegregated American schools | Brown vs. Board of Education |
| how many aliens are allowed to become American citizens each year? | 650,000 |
| name the point of entry into American which most immigrants passed through when entering the country | Ellis Island |
| what American city is this point of entry lcoated? | New York City |
| 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 | Rose Parks |
| which court case made separate but equal legal in the U.S. | Plessy vs. Ferguson |
| who was the first black Supreme Court Justice | Thrugood Marshall |
| which supreme court jsutice has serve the longest | william o douglas |
| essay: what was the experiement that dr. kenneth clark did in the southern states | pshycologist and sociologist african american went around asking young children questions about dolls- different races "which one looks bad to you, because of the way it looks" "which one looks most like you" proved that plessy v. ferguson was bad |
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