WorksheetsGovernment - Chapter 1 - Who Americans Are
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Differences
a)
diversity
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
2.
standards of behavior
a)
values
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
justice
3.
people who leave their country to live in another
a)
immigrants
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
4.
the ability to say what you want, go where you want, and choose your friends
a)
freedom
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
5.
ideas people trust are true
a)
beliefs
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
6.
everyone having the same rights and opportunities in life
a)
equality
b)
racism
c)
census
d)
values
e)
justice
7.
official count of the population made every ten years
a)
census
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
values
e)
justice
8.
unfair treatment of a group
a)
discrimination
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
9.
fairness
a)
justice
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
10.
the belief that one race is superior to others
a)
racism
b)
equality
c)
census
d)
values
e)
justice
11.
the study of the size, growth, and distribution of human populations
a)
demography
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
12.
warm-weather region
a)
Sunbelt
b)
equality
c)
racism
d)
census
e)
values
13.
Which of the following would help provide a portrait of the American people?
a)
where Americans live
b)
what jobs Americans have
c)
how old Americans are
d)
all of the above
14.
Who among the following does not have a service job?
a)
dentist
b)
chef
c)
farmer
d)
teacher
15.
The increase in births between 1946 and 1964 is known as the
a)
baby boom
b)
aging population
c)
younger generation
d)
work force
16.
In the past, discrimination has kept African Americans from
a)
voting
b)
attending certain schools
c)
buying houses in certain neighborhoods
d)
doing all of the above
17.
Exclusion laws were passed in 1882 and 1907 to stop immigration from
a)
China and Japan
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
all of the above
18.
The United States is diverse because we
a)
share beliefs and values
b)
have different backgrounds
c)
can make various choices
d)
have the same goals
19.
Name five main groups of Americans and provide one fact about each.
4 lines
20.
What unites Americans as one people?
4 lines
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