Citizenship

Front

What is the Latin term that describes the idea that if you are born in the US, you are a citizen?

Back

jus soli

Front

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of citizenship?

• contributing to economic growth
• voting
• paying taxes
• serving on a jury when called

Back

contributing to economic growth

Front

What is the main idea of Emma Lazarus' poem on the Statue of Liberty?

Back

The United States is a welcoming and safe place for those seeking shelter from other countries.

Front

What is true about the number of immigrants to the United States in recent decades?

Back

All of these are true

Front

In what way can a native born citizen lose his or her citizenship?

Back

Voluntarily through expatriation

Front

What is true about immigration at the turn of the 20th century?

Back

Large numbers of immigrants were coming from eastern European nations.

Front

One explanation for very low rates of immigration from 1941 to 1950 is

Back

World War II made migration difficult.

Front

What direction has immigration from Mexico been taking since the beginning of the 21st century?

Back

It has been going down.

Front

The 14th Amendment established which of the following? Women's right to vote, birthright citizenship, an end to slavery, Jim Crow

Back

birthright citizenship

Front

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws in the US after the Civil War?

Back

to continue to deny rights to Blacks after slavery was outlawed