Civics Ch. 1

People who move permanently to a new country.

• refugee

• immigrant

• citizen

• lost person

The ruling authority for a community.

• courthouse

• citizenship

• democracy

• government

 Community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to its protection.

• alien

• boomer

• citizen

• adolescent

An action we are required to perform.

• duty

• right

• job

• hobby

A foreign born resident of the U.S. that has not been naturalized.

• alien

• immigrant

• soldier

• citizen

The study of the rights and duties of citizens.

• geography

• biology

• citizenship

• civics

A person who has left his/her home to escape war, famine, or natural disaster.

• citizen

• refugee

• alien

• immigrant

Why is the population of the United States so diverse?

• Because Native Americans inhabited the U.S. first and no other ethnic group is allowed.

• Because we do not have a process for citizenship in the U.S.

• Only American natural-born citizens can live in the U.S.

• People came from many other countries looking for work and better living conditions.

What did immigrants bring to the United States?

• motor homes

• a variety of new cultures and foods

• marine animals

• money

How do you become a natural-born U.S. citizen?

• Come to the U.S. from Mexico

• be 35 years of age

• Birthed in one of the 50 states or in the District of Columbia

• come to the US before the age of 4