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TX - 9.3a - Texas Population Today

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

2.

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

a)

it MAKES the laws

b)

it ENFORCES the laws

c)

it INTERPRETS the laws

d)

it REMOVES the laws

3.

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.]

a)

naturalized citizens

b)

undocumented immigrants

c)

patriots

d)

legislators

4.

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


What is the effect?

a)

there will be more jobs in the health care industry

b)

more people will be moving away from Texas

c)

hospitals will go out of business due to overcrowding

d)

citizens will choose to live in rural communities

5.

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

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

the Preamble

c)

Section 2: Individual Citizens

d)

none of these are correct

6.
What COUNTRY shares a border with Texas?  [and, as a result, Texas has many undocumented immigrants from this country]
a)
Mexico
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Canada
7.
What kind of population information does this map show?
a)
which areas of Texas have more people, and which areas have less
b)
exactly how many people live in every Texas city
c)
which cities of Texas have more men, and which have more women
d)
what percentage of minorities live in each large Texas city
8.
What is the name of the era you're learning about in Texas History class this week?
a)
Contemporary Texas
b)
Cultural Texas
c)
Centennial Texas
d)
Current Texas
9.
What is "federalism"?
a)
the sharing of power between the states and the national government
b)
the idea that the federal government controls every aspect of people's lives
c)
the separation of governmental power between 3 different branches
d)
a document that gives all the powers of government to the federal leaders
10.
Which of the following is the best example of "popular sovereignty"?
a)
Texas citizens voting for their next governor
b)
residents of Texas paying their property taxes
c)
members of a jury listening to a criminal case
d)
government employees designing a public park
11.
This chart shows that there is a clear...
a)
separation of powers
b)
constitutional amendment
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
bill of individual rights
12.
The state of Texas gets most of its revenue [money] from a state sales tax.  Where does SCHOOL funding mostly come from?
a)
property taxes
b)
private donations
c)
the U.S. government budget
d)
school fundraisers