stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
American Government Citizenship and Immigration Quiz Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
American Government Citizenship and Immigration Quiz
American Government Citizenship and Immigration Quiz
21 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
306 plays
#citizenship #immigration
Flashcards
21 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
21
Answers
1
Which theory says that you can "pick through" the US and see pockets of different cultures?
The Broken Glass Theory
Melting Pot Theory
The High-Rise Theory
Salad Bowl Theory
2
Refugees....
are people that are fleeing their home
are people who were born in the US to illegal immigrants
Make up 20% of America's population today
are people that have one parent that is a US citizen
3
Which of the following is NOT a way which a person can become a US citizen?
By parents being US citizens
By living with an American family
By being born inside the US
Through naturalization
4
The legal process in which loss of citizenship occurs is called ____________
expatriation
exviodance
assimilation
deportation
5
Assimilation refers to....
immigrants tending to live together in certain neighborhoods
illegal immigration in major cities
immigrants coming to the US and retaining their culture
immigrants coming to the US and adopting US culture
6
The act of legally removing an illegal immigrant from the US is called _____________.
indentation
refugation
expatriation
deportation
7
What countries do most illegal immigrants come from?
China, Japan, and Korea
Middle Eastern countries
Mexico and Latin American countries
Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries
8
Who has the power to regulate immigration?
the Judicial Branch
the President
Congress
states that share a border with Mexico
9
Which of the following does NOT eventually lead to becoming a US citizen?
Marrying a US citizen
renouncing your citizenship to another country
Seeking refuge from your home country
Working in the US
10
What is the "ceiling", or limit, to the number of immigrants that can be admitted to the US/yr.
675,000
one million
225,000
100,000
11
Immigrants came heavily from this far-East country to the US from about 1890-1910s
Ireland
Germany
Denmark
Japan
12
A "pluralistic society" is a society....
is a society that is based on conformity
that has lots of political parties
that is a mixture of capitalism and socialism
is a society that celebrates diversity
13
What is the #1 method of legal immigration into the United States?
Family
Refugee
Job Opportunity
Lottery System
14
About how many illegal immigrants reside in the US today?
12 million
half a million
2 million
8 million
15
Which President deported the most illegal immigrants since Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
16
A court order that proves someone became a citizen through fraud or deception is called
amicus curie brief
writ of ex-citizenship
denaturalization
renouncement
17
What is true regarding citizenship and marriage?
Marrying a US citizen could get you both deported
Marrying a US citizen automatically makes you a citizen too
Marrying a US citizen makes the citizenship process faster
None of the above
18
T/F: You can lose your citizenship if you commit a serious enough crime in the US
True
False
19
People that have ________ are more likely to have their immigration process sped up.
poor economic backgrounds
relatives inside the US already
special skills
high-paying jobs
20
Over half of the illegal immigrants in the US...
snuck across the border
overstayed after their visa or work permit expired
are refugees
are criminals on the run
21
Today, the number one country that immigrants to the US come from is:
Cuba
China
Mexico
the Philippines
