Civics Unit One Key Terms

What is the Study of citizenship and government called?

• Civics

• Census

• Demographics

• Democracy

What is a legally recognized member of a country?

• Alien

• Immigrant

• Resident

• Citizen

What is defined as "all the people and institutions that make, interpret and enforce laws that are binding on us all?

• Bureaucracy

• Government

• Republic

• Oligarchy

What are people who move to a country from another country?

• Citizens

• Residents

• Immigrants

• Natives

What is the term for the specific number of immigrants who are allowed to move to the US from certain countries or regions each year.

• Quota

• Option

• Refugees

• Migrants

What are permanent residents of the US who are still citizens of another country called?

• Citizens

• Aliens

• Immigrants

• Refugees

If someone is born in a US state or territory or if at least one of their parents is a US citizen then they are ...

• A native born citizen

• A naturalized citizen

• A permanent resident

• Resident Alien

The legal process by which an alien may become a citizen is called...

• Entegration

• Immigration

• Alienation

• Naturalization

People who are trying to escape danger in their home countries are called ...

• Aliens

• Immigrants

• Refugees

• Citizens

An official periodic counting of a population

• Demographics

• Migrations

• Census

• Statistics