Semester Exam Review

Old immigration was from ________ & ________ Europe.

We got the Statue of Liberty from Great Britain to keep slavery around.

Jus Soli bases citizenship based on ______.

Naturalization gives U.S. citizenship to a foreign citizen after they have fulfilled requirements set by Congress.

New immigration was from ________ & ________ Europe.

NV became a state in 1864 to help with the passing of the 13th Amendment.

Ancient Greeks believed in a ________ Government.

There are 40 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Which of these was an original requirement to vote?

Area 51 is not in NV and is open to the public for tours.

The Harlem Renaissance was known for the arts in the African American community.

Civil Liberties protect you from government overreach.

Refugees want to go to a new country to escape dangers or natural disasters in their home country.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Culture is the customary beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group of people. It's the way of life.

To amend something means to accept it and make it a law.

Which of these prevented African Americans from going to vote?

Migration for the Cali. Gold Rush was followed by reverse migration to NV fo the ________.

________ is the spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to another culture.

The 2 original political parties we had in the U.S. were the Republicans and Democrats.

The 2 major political parties we have in the U.S. are now the Republicans and Democrats.

Identity is the set of qualities and beliefs that make one person or group different from others.

What was the largest mass migration in U.S. History?

The "Shot Heard 'Round The World" started which war?

_____ factors make a person migrate away from a country. _____ factors make a person want to come to a country.

Ancient Romans believed in a ________ Government.

The era after WWII where families were growing larger and the "American Dream" was popular was called what?

Hawthorne, NV has an Army Depot with reserve ammunition for the U.S. Military.

John Locke believed that people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property.

What is the most common way an immigrant can obtain a visa in the U.S.?

The Bill of Rights list your ______ & _____ that you have that protect you from the govt and are protected by the govt.

There are _____ federally recognized Native American tribes in Nevada.

What is it called when limits are placed on immigration depending on the country?

Which generation is considered the lost generation?

Women got the right to vote on August 18, 1920 with the 16th Amendment.

The Articles of Confederation was the first written government that we had in the Great Britain.

Rikers Island & Catalina Island were ports that immigrants came through to get to the U.S.

Asylum seekers want to go to a new country because they were persecuted in their home country.

The 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments are Equal Rights Amendments, also known as the ________.

Counterculture was called that because they went against the mainstream norms and thought outside of the box.

Suffrage refers to the right to vote in political elections.

What does the term Zeitgeist mean?

The Federalists favored the people and the Democratic-Republicans favored the government.

In Christianity, they believed in equality in the eyes of God or _________.

Jus Sanguinis bases citizenship based on ______.

Which city was created as a result of the Hoover Dam being built?

Jim Crow Laws were created to make sure African Americans were treated as equals.

Immigration is exiting a country. Emigration is going into a country.

In Judaism, they believed in _________.

Thomas Hobbes believed that people had a social contract with their rulers.

If your parents are citizens of the U.S. and you are born here, you are a ____ generation immigrant.

You do not have to know how to speak, read and write in English to become a naturalized citizen.

Delegats at the Seneca Falls Convention agreed that women did not deserve their own political identities.

Migration refers to the movement from one region to another.

Las Vegas is near an Atomic Testing facility.

If one or both of your parents was born outside of the U.S. but are now citizens, they are ____ generation immigrants.

During the Roaring 20's, consumer spending went ____.

The Bill of Rights is the first ____ Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Civil Rights are protected by the government.

Which mineral is found in the mines of NV?