Gov Ch8

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Gov Ch8

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Those individuals who live in the United States with the intention of becoming naturalized citizens and living here permanently are called

a.	aliens	c.	resident aliens
b.	natives	d.	immigrants

The ambassador from Kuwait would be classified as

a.	an immigrant	c.	a refugee
b.	deportee	d.	a nonresident alien

Citizenship is now defined in the

a.	Fifteenth Amendment	c.	Bill of Rights
b.	Fourteenth Amendment	d.	Thirteenth Amendment

Supporters of immigration point to which of the following to support their argument in favor of immigration

a.	Immigrants often take the highest paying jobs available in America	c.	Immigrants often take low paying jobs, forcing Americans into welfare
b.	Immigrants bring their culture into American society	d.	All of us, except Native Americans, were immigrants

The original Constitution left the decision of determining citizenship up to

a.	custom	c.	the states
b.	treaties	d.	Congress

Immigrants who have come to the United States to establish permanent residence are

a.	refugees	c.	resident aliens
b.	enemy aliens	d.	nonresident aliens

The system whereby those elected to office appoint their own friends and political allies to jobs is called

a.	civil service	c.	political patronage
b.	merit selection	d.	affirmative action

For most Americans, the single most effective way they can alter the course of political events is by

a.	reading the daily newspaper	c.	going to court
b.	writing to their Congressman	d.	voting

The 1990 census figures will be used to

a.	allocate federal grants to states and local governments	c.	determind where to build hospitals and schools
b.	do all of the above	d.	allocate members of the House of Representatives

10.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

a.	rewarded employers for hiring legal aliens	c.	prevented immigrants from receiving welfare benefits
b.	eliminated quotas based on national origin	d.	included an amnesty program for illegal aliens

11.

As America becomes more culturally diverse there is an increasing need for citizens to

a.	insist upon cultural conformity	c.	resist changes in our national identity
b.	live in neighborhoods with people of the same ethnic and cultural backgrounds	d.	be tolerant of each other

12.

Native Americans were given citizenship by

a.	the 14th Amendment	c.	the Indian Treaty of 1871
b.	An act of Congress in 1924	d.	jus sanguinis

13.

Which is not a way that citizens can participate in our political system

a.	paying taxes	c.	serving in the military
b.	drooping out of school	d.	serving on juries

14.

An authorization that allows an alien to enter this country legally is called a

a.	passport	c.	green card
b.	permit	d.	visa

15.

Usually aliens in the U.S. cannot .....

a.	own property	c.	freely use public schools and hospitals
b.	vote	d.	practice any profession requiring a license

16.

Originally, the 1st Amendment guarantees applied only to

a.	citizens	c.	the states
b.	the federal government	d.	free white males

17.

A Kurdish leader who was allowed to settle in this country because he could not return to Iraq would be classified as ...

a.	a non-resident alien	c.	an illegal
b.	a refugee	d.	a deportee

18.

Aliens who are citizens of those countries with which the U.S. is at war are called

a.	refugees	c.	illegal aliens
b.	deportees	d.	enemy aliens

19.

The 1990 census figures show that the population of the United States is

a.	a multicultural society	c.	increasingly homogeneous
b.	increasingly middle-class white	d.	decreasing in racial and ethnic diversity

20.

The term for the type of citizenship obtained because one parent is an American citizen is called

a.	naturalization	c.	lex placebo
b.	jus soli	d.	jus sanguinis

21.

A German tourist visiting the United States would be classified as

a.	an immigrant	c.	a refugee
b.	a resident alien	d.	a non-resident alien

22.

The incorporation theory holds that

a.	states may regulate and charter corporations	c.	states must apply the provisions of the Bill of Rights to their laws and practices
b.	all provisions of the Constitution must be enforced by the states	d.	states may secede from the union

23.

The guarantees of freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition protected by the First Amendment

a.	apply only to citizens	c.	apply to all persons in the United States
b.	apply to citizens and immigrants who are becoming citizens	d.	apply only to citizens and legal aliens

24.

Today, which is NOT qualification for individual naturalization?

a.	must advocate the overthrow of the American Constitutional System	c.	must demonstrate an understanding of basic English
b.	must understand the basic concepts of American government and history	d.	must be 18 years of age or older

25.

The 14th Amendment protects the rights to due process of law of

a.	residents of the States	c.	all citizens
b.	all persons	d.	freed slaves

26.

The Immigration Act of 1990 sets quotas based upon

a.	political status	c.	occupation and skills
b.	relationships to American citizens	d.	race

27.

Congress passed immigration laws in the 1880's to restrict immigration based upon

a.	political beliefs	c.	sex
b.	nationalities	d.	customs

28.

When the U.S. became a nation, citizenship was

a.	described as an expressed power of the legislative branch	c.	left to the state governments
b.	defined in the Constitution	d.	defined in the Bill of Rights

29.

Before the Civil War , most of the states

a.	discouraged immigration	c.	p;prohibited immigration
b.	encouraged immigration	d.	pressured /congress to end immigration

30.

The Dred Scott decision was essentially reversed by the

a.	14th Amendment	c.	17th Amendment
b.	16th Amendment	d.	15th Amendment

Matching

a.	aliens	f.	immigrant
b.	amnesty	g.	Jus Soli
c.	denaturalization	h.	spoils system
d.	dual citizenship	i.	undocumented alien
e.	expatriation	j.	visa

31.

individuals living in this country who are not citizens

32.

authorization to enter a country legally

33.

a foreign-born person who is living in the U.S. but has no legal right to be in this country

34.

an individual who lives in this country legally and with the intention of becoming a citizen

35.

the filing of government offices by political friends and supporters of elected officials

36.

citizenship acquired by virtue of where a person is born

37.

the banishment of a person from his or her country

38.

having citizenship in both a state and the United States

39.

loss of citizenship because it was obtained through fraud

40.

legal forgiveness given to a group