Civics in Practice Ch 1

The study of citizenship and government.

A legally recognized member of a country.

The organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people.

People who came here from other countries.

A specific number.

A person born in the United States is a(n) ____________ citizen.

The process in which an alien can become a citizen.

People who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries.

An official, periodic counting of a population.

In what year was the first American census held?