The American People

During the past century, manufacturing last lost ground to what we call the

An example of a social institution would be

People are free to worship according to their own conscience

Those living in U.S. territories are allowed to vote in the general presidential election.

Immigration officials will conduct an extensive interview to determine eligibility.

Person from foreign country who establishes permanent residence in U.S.?

How many illegal immigrants do experts estimate to be living in the U.S.?

Broad ideas about what is good or desirable, and are shared by people in a society?

The Study of the rights and duties of citizens?

The United States does not restrict the number of immigrants entering the country each year.

The notion that power lies with the people?

Aliens may vote and hold political office.

Most African-Americans today are descendants of enslaved persons.

Between 1860-1920, how many immigrants came to the United States?

If current trends continue, Latinos and other minority groups, as a whole, will be in majority.

Citizenship is granted to anyone born in 50 U.S. states, but not D.C. or U.S. territories.

Legal process of becoming a citizen?

Popular Sovereignty includes majority rule through the people's representatives.

Numerical Restrictions are called

Aliens married to U.S. citizens must wait how many years for citizenship?

During the past 25 years most immigrants have come from....

There are over approximately 100 million people in the U.S. who are labeled as "minorities."

Great source(s) of unity:

A community member who owes loyalty to the government in return for protection?

Earning a living by providing services - Law, Medicine, Teaching, etc.

General principles, or beliefs, you use to make judgments about what is good or bad.

Non-citizens

Send back to own country:

Sets of ideas that people have about relationships, obligations, roles, and functions?

Fasting growing minority group?

All of the following are values, except:

Probably the most important American institution? ( Core of social life)

Most immigrants during the 1600's came from....

Rights and duties of members of a state?

Over 200 million Americans identify with which religion?