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| members of a community who are allowed certain privileges such as voting. A person who owes allegiance too and is entitled to protection by our government |
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| the authority or power that rules on behalf of a group of people. A permanent institution made up of decision makers who compose a society’s rule’s about how to resolve conflicts. They have the authority to enforce rules |
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| the number of births per 1,000 persons during one year |
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| a limit on the number of immigrants who may come into the untied states every year. |
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| an official count of the number of people in the United States taken every ten years. We look at population, people’s age, sex, race, occupation, and other characteristics. It is required by the US constitution |
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| who have been compelled to leave their country because of hardship or they have been kicked out. |
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| the number of deaths per 1,000 persons during one year. |
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| the claim of membership to a nation |
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| the study of characteristics in population according to size, density, growth, and distribution, and vital statistics |
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| unfair actions taken against someone because he or she belongs to a certain group. |
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| to come into a country of which you are not a native for permanent residence |
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| an individual born abroad that lives in the United States who has not yet become a citizen |
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| a person who comes to a nation to settle as a permanent resident |
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| basic beliefs or standards of conduct that people attempt to live up to. Ex: national anthem |
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| the legal process by which aliens (people who are not born here) becomes American citizens. The constitution grants congress authority over naturalization |
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| citizenship to all persons born within the U.S. |
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| the MUST and are required by law. Ex: obeying laws, pay taxes, serve as a jury member |
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| the SHOULDS, and are not required by law. Ex: voting, being active in a political party |
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| natural population increase |
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| birth rate is greater than death rate |
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| natural population decrease |
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| the death rate is greater than the birth rate |
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| the act or process of incorporating a territory into an existing country or state |
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| to remove a person form a country. Usually the removal of an illegal alien |
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| undocumented aliens/illegal aliens |
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| an alien who has come illegally into the united states |
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| a general pardon granted by the government |
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| the process of removing the citizenship of natural citizens |
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| a group of officers that control the border of a country. Funded by the department of homeland security. |
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| a person or group who takes the law into their own hands |
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| recruiting harboring or obtaining and transporting people by use of force or fraud for the purpose of subjecting them to acts such as involuntary labor |
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| to renounce ones allegiance to ones country |
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| the process of moving usually permanently to another country |
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Latin word that simply means citizen; civatis- another Latin word that means citizenship
- This is where we get our word civics |
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| study of what it means to be a citizen |
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| income, wealth, and property |
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| Census is a Latin word which literally means register of_______,__________, and _________. |
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| an official count taken to determine the number of people in an area |
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F.
Ancient Rome and germany |
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T or F:the united states the first country to use a census?
if not: give an example |
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| people were forced to register for the census, men had to report their families, their wives, their slaves, and their wealth. If a man did not register for the census, his possessions would be seized, and he would be forced into slavery. Also in ancient R |
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| Name some reasons why the census was taken in ancient rome |
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| “census gone badly” was his words. After World War I, there was a change in the German government that led to restrictions placed on citizenship. The German government used the census to target Jewish people. Catholics were targeted, gypsies were targeted |
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| Explain what happened wiht the census taken in germany |
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| how often in the census taken? |
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counts the number of people in the United States and its territories.
can tell a great deal about the United States. For example: it can tell us how many children are in each family, their ages, where they go to school, if and where people move to, the |
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| what is the point of the u.s. census? |
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| The territories include D.C. Puerto rico, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands. |
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| what are the u.s. territories? |
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| must first compile an address list of every home in the untied states. There are approximately 106 million homes/ houses in the United States. 9 months later they give the population totals to the president to be used to redraw congressional districts. |
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| steps to a united states census |
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| is estimated to be around 250-350 thousand. But some believe it is much higher. Some believe it is around 3 million. |
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| estimate on the # of homeless people in the united states |
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| hired them as census takers |
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| in new york, what did the city do wiht the homeless people |
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| to find out the population of each state, in order to determine the number of representatives each state will have in the us congress. |
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| primary purpose of a census |
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| scientists who study the population trends and interpret the census trends are called ________. |
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1. Birth rate and death rate
2. Homeless people
3. Illegal aliens
4. people in transit |
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| 4 reasons a census is nto always accurate? |
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1) natural population increase
2) Addition of new lands and their people through purchase, annexation, and war.
3) immigration |
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| all nations grow in 3 ways: __________, ___________, and ________. |
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| natural population increase |
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| when the birth rate is higher than the death rate |
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| the arrival of people from other lands |
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| ___________ means membership in a nation- to abide by its rules and to maintain certain rights |
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framers
each state
had to be a white male and own land |
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___________, (people who wrote the constitution) did not concern themselves with the issue of citizenship. The issue of citizenship was delegated to discretion of _________. Any citizen of a state would automatically assume to be a citizen with one small prevision:
__________&__________ |
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Dred Scott Case
A slave named Dred Scott had been moved by his owner form the south to Illinois. Scott tried to file suit for his freedom. The case, which went to the Supreme Court, argued that he could not file suit in court. The court based its reasoni |
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| famous case involving the issue of african american citizenship. explain this case |
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| which amendments directly adressed the issue of citizenship? |
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| the thirteenth amendment abolished _________ |
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| an example of the federal government dictating to the states how to define citizenship. |
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| reversed the Dred Scott decision by making state citizenship and automatic result of national citizenship. |
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| . 1) Law of the soil (jus soli) 2) process of naturalization 3) law of the blood: |
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The fourteenth amendment created the two most common ways to become a citizen:
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| if a child born on foreign soil has at least one parent that is an American citizen, it becomes an American citizen. |
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1) native born
2) naturalization |
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| list the methods to gain american citizenship |
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you are born here (jus soli- law of the soil)
you are born to parents who are us citizens, even if they are living in a foreign country at the time of the birth |
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explain how yuo can be a native born citizen:
what is the phrase for this |
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| a legal process established by congress to allow immigrants to become American citizens. About 250 thousand immigrants become citizens each year. |
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1) declaration of intention
2) petition for naturalization
3) court appearence
4) examination
5) citizenship is granted
6) they now have all the rights and privdledges except for becoming the president or vice president |
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| list the steps for naturalization |
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| optional step that states that alien plans to become an American citizen. This process can be started as soon as the alien enters the untied states. |
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| explain declaration of intention |
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| after 5 years in the United States an alien may apply for citizenship. He or she completes a form with information that is an official request for citizenship |
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| explain petition for naturalization |
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| the alien appears in court to have the petition witnessed. Two witnesses who must be American citizens appear in court to testify for the alien. They serve as character references for the alien and testify that the alien has a good moral character. |
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| explain what happens durring the court appearence |
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| given to prove than the alien can read, write, and speak English, and has knowledge of American history and American government |
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| explain the step of examination |
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| following a 30 day wait, the alien takes an oath of allegiance to the untied states, renouncing citizenship with the former country and promising to: SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES: FOREIGN AND DO |
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| explain what happens when citizenship is granted |
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| SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES: FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. |
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| phrase that people going through natualization promise to do: |
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| become either the president or the vice president |
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| what are the two things a naturalized citizen cannot do |
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| in the early years of our country |
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| when did the untied states have an open shore policy? |
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| who are excepts to the statement: our country is a country of immigrants |
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| when did the united states put a limit on the number of peope to come into the country each year |
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| 1) we already had a large labor force 2) prejudice against immigrants. |
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| 2 reasons why the united states put a limitation on the number of immgirants to come into the country: |
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| when was the quota abolished on the number of immgrants to come into the country? |
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| we now have a limitation of __________ poeple to come into the united states every year |
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| The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), |
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| regulates the immigration policy for the untied states. |
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| department of homeland security |
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| The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), is a part of the __________ |
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| to set the standards for the immigration services, policies, and practices. |
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| primary purpose of The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), |
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| The illegal immigration and restriction act |
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| makes it illegal to hire undocumented aliens. The law also provides for border patrol. Illegal aliens are protected by the constitution. |
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| The INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) estimates that there are between 3.5 and 6 million illegal or undocumented aliens in the united states. |
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| legal aliens who reside in the United States but choose not to become a citizen |
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| pay taxes and obey the laws |
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| 2 things resident aliens must do |
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| own property, & the right to send their children to public schools. |
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| some rights of resident aliens |
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| a symbol for millions of immigrants seeking opportunities to start a new life (freedom). |
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| Presented by the people of France to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the DOI (declaration of independence). |
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why was the statue of libery given?
by whom? |
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| Sculptor was a man named Fredrick auguste Bartholdi and gustave Eiffel built the iron frame support- the insides |
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| who designed and who sculpted the statue of liberty |
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| The location is on an island originally called Bedloes Island, and it was renamed liberty island |
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| location of statue of liberty |
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| nose is 4 feet line and her waist line is 35 feet |
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| some dimensions of the statue of liberty |
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| “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breath free” the poem was written by Emma Lazarus. |
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| what is the poem on the statue of liberty? and who wrote it? |
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| A. U.S. citizens have the right to renounce or get rid of their citizenship, it’s a legal process called _____________ |
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expatriation
denaturalization
deportation |
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| ways a citizen can loose citizenship |
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| A. Naturalized citizens may loose their citizenship through a process call _____________________ |
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| This can occur only by a court order and only after it has been shown that a person became a citizen by fraud or deception. |
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| how can denaturalization occur? |
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| legal process by which illegal immigrants are required to leave the United States. The most common reason: illegal aliens |
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separation of church and state
Ex: the flag of England has 3 crosses on it: one for England, Scotland, and Ireland. The unties states’ flag, the stars represent the 50 states and the stripes represent the 13 colonies. |
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| why does The U.S. flag takes its symbolism from political rather than religious sources. |
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“All men are created equal”
“All men are entitled to equal treatment by the law.”
“all men are entitled to: life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”. |
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| name is ideals of the ameican government stated in the D.O.I. |
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| the united states is a _________ (democracy or republic) |
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| The United States is a representative democracy (republic). Meaning that we elect officials to vote for us. |
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what type of democracy are we?
meanign what? |
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| Democracy is a Greek term meaning _____________ |
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| are a MUST and required by law |
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a. obey the laws
b. pay taxes
c. jury duty
d. defend the nation if called
e. testify in court if necessary
f. have to attend school until a certain age. |
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| duties of an american citizen |
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| are the SHOULDS and are not required by law but are excepted and carried out by the citizens |
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a. vote
b. be interested in your government and its activities.
c. be active in a political party. |
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| what are some of the responsibilities of american citizens? |
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| duties and responsibilities |
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| The privilege of being an American citizen means fulfilling certain ________ and ________ |
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| the unfair actions taken against someone or some group |
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immigrant groups
prejudice |
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| minority groups, which are the groups not in power. They are the smaller groups, and because of this, they are often viewed with _________ |
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france
Bedlos at first before changed to Liberty island |
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who gave the statue of liery to the united states?
where is it located? |
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| island in the new York harbor that served as an immigrant portal: opened 1892-1954 |
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| What is Ellis Island and why was it so important? |
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1. Birth rate and death rate
2. Homeless people
3. Illegal aliens
4. people in transit |
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| 3 reasons why a census might not be acurate |
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| tells how the country is a melting pot, full of different nationalities |
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| signifigance of the poem on the staue of liberty |
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