TX - 9.3a - Texas Population Today

What is an "undocumented immigrant"? [hint: most of the ones in Texas have come from the country of Mexico]

• a person who does not have the important paperwork needed to enter the U.S. legally

• a person who was born in the U.S. but his parents were NOT born here

• a person who becomes a citizen of the U.S. by paying a fee of $5000

• a person who deeply loves their home country, but has been forced to leave and cannot live there anymore

What does the LEGISLATIVE branch do? [Remember: this is the branch that is broken into two parts, the Senate and the House of Representatives]

• it MAKES the laws

• it ENFORCES the laws

• it INTERPRETS the laws

• it REMOVES the laws

What term refers to "people born outside the U.S. who have become citizens of the U.S. by meeting certain requirements determined by the U.S. Congress"? [those requirements include passing a test and taking an oath of allegiance to the U.S.]

• naturalized citizens

• undocumented immigrants

• patriots

• legislators

Cause: the population of Texas is aging and more people are requiring home care.

What is the effect?

• there will be more jobs in the health care industry

• more people will be moving away from Texas

• hospitals will go out of business due to overcrowding

• citizens will choose to live in rural communities

What section of the U.S. Constitution AND the Texas Constitution protects the individual rights of regular citizens?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Preamble

• Section 2: Individual Citizens

• none of these are correct

What COUNTRY shares a border with Texas?  [and, as a result, Texas has many undocumented immigrants from this country]

• Mexico
• Louisiana
• Oklahoma
• Canada

What kind of population information does this map show?

• which areas of Texas have more people, and which areas have less
• exactly how many people live in every Texas city
• which cities of Texas have more men, and which have more women
• what percentage of minorities live in each large Texas city

What is the name of the era you're learning about in Texas History class this week?

• Contemporary Texas
• Cultural Texas
• Centennial Texas
• Current Texas

What is "federalism"?

• the sharing of power between the states and the national government
• the idea that the federal government controls every aspect of people's lives
• the separation of governmental power between 3 different branches
• a document that gives all the powers of government to the federal leaders

Which of the following is the best example of "popular sovereignty"?

• Texas citizens voting for their next governor
• residents of Texas paying their property taxes
• members of a jury listening to a criminal case
• government employees designing a public park