Civics - Chapter 1 Review

If a person SNEAKS into the country without checking in, then he or she is a/an _________.

Elected officials include ___________.

Disadvantages of a mixture of culters include prejudice and discrimination.

Pretending something is true even though it is not is called

Once you are a citizen of the U.S., you are a citizen for _______.

A person who lives in a country, but is not a citizen of that country.

What happens when a large group of people become citizens at the same time.

Becoming a citizen by choice rather than by birth.

Some people came to North America for adventure in a new land.

To start the naturalization process, an alien must file a paper called an ____________.

To leave the military without permission.

If a person's parents are U.S. citizens, that person is a U.S. citizen even if they were born in a _________ country.

An immigrant is a person who leaves one country to live ________ in another country.

People applying for citizenship must say that they believe in the ideas of the U.S. ___________.

An elected person who speaks for a group of people is a

During the interview with the BCIS, the person applying for citizenship must_________.

Many ___________ immigrants came to the U.S. as slaves.

To treat a person a certain way base on his/her class, race, or gender is called ______________.

When each side gives up something in order to agree, they compromise.

The U.S. has a unique culture because many different cultures have blended together.

In a democracy, everyone does not have to follow the same laws.

Americans can enjoy the food, holidays, and music of different ____________.

The largest number of voters.

Many people came to the U.S. from ___________ for religious freedom.

An alien must live in the U.S. for _________ years before he/she can apply for naturalization.

New citizens swear an oath of __________ to the U.S. at a special ceremony.

In the last Century, progress has been made to stop immigration.

An area that is owned by the United States, but is not a state.

The citizen parent of a person born in foreign country must have lived in the U.S. for at least _____ years.

People came from around the world to live in North America.

__________ is the hatred or dislike of a group, race, or religioin.

The smallest number of voters.

When illegal aliens are sent back to their original countries.

A person is a U.S. citizen if he or she __________.

Everyone should have a chance to make something of himself or herself. This is called equality of opportunity.

_______________ makes the laws about how many people can immigrate to the U.S. each year.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that all men are created __________.

A government that is run by the people.

Voluntarily giving up citizenship to a country.

Chosen by getting the most votes.