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civics comes from the latin word ____1____ which means citizen
the latin word ___2___ means citizenship |
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| The study of what it means to be a citizen |
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| Latin word meaning to register income, wealth, and property |
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| An official count taken to determine the number of people living in a certain area |
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True or False
The US was the first country to use a census |
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False.
Ancient Rome and Germany were among the first |
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| Describe Ancient Rome's censuses |
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| people were forced to register for the census; men had to report their families, wife, slaves, and any wealth that they had. They had to register for the census so they could determine who was a citizen and who was not a citizen. If a man did not register for the census he became a slave so would his family, and he would lose all of his possessions. |
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| Describe Germany's censuses |
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| After WWI there was a change in the German Government. Then Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party came to power. Hitler decided that they were going to divide Germany into citizens and non-citizens (Jews, Gypsies, Disabilities, Elderly, Catholics that hid, and anyone who had a political difference.) |
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| How often is the census taken in the US? What does it count? |
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| taken every ten years and it counts the number of people in the U.S. and its territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam.) |
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| What does the census tell about the US? |
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| The census can tell a great deal about the United States. Ex: Ages, Sex M/F, how many children are in a family, what kind of job you have, where do your children go to school, and the rate of population growth. |
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True or False:
The census is the biggest under take that the government deals with |
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False:
Going to war is the biggest... taking a census is the second to biggest |
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| The ____1___ first compiles an address list of every home in the US. 106 million people. ____2___later they give the population totals to the ___3___ who gives it to congress and they look at it to see if they need to reapportion (redraw). |
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1. Census Beureu
2. Nine monthes
3. President |
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| How many homeless people are in the US? |
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| How many homeless people do demographers think are in the US? |
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| Why do authorities need an accurate count of the homeless? |
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| Where did people hire the homeless to be cenus takers? |
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| What is the primary purpose of a cenus |
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| to find out the population in each state in order to determine representation in Congress |
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| Scientist who study population trends and interpret the census |
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| What are the four reasons that a census is not always accurate |
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1. homeless
2. birth rate/death rate
3. illegal aliens
4. people who move |
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| What are three ways that all nations grow? |
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1.Natural population increase
2.Addition of new people and their lands through purchase war and annexation
3.Immigration the arrival of new people from other lands |
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| membership in a nation, to abide by its rules, and to maintain certain rights |
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| What are the methods to gain American Citizenship? |
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Native Born- if you are born in the US or if you are born to parents who are United States citizens, even if living in a foreign country at the time of your birth.
Naturalization- legal process established by congress where immigrants become American citizens |
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| What are the Steps of Naturalization? |
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1.Declaration of Intention is an OPTIONAL step which states that the Alien plans to stay this process can be started as soon as the alien enters the United States
2.Petition for naturalization after five years in the united states an alien may apply for citizen ship he or she completes a form about himself and requests consideration for citizenship
3.court Appearance the alien must appear in court to have the petition witnessed. Two witnesses that must be American Citizens appear in court and testify for the alien. They serve as character references for that person
4.Examination the immigrant is given a test to prove that they can read write and speak English (minimal English) and has knowledge of American History and Government (what year was the Declaration of Independence written?) |
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| Citizenship is granted following a ____1___ waiting period. The Alien takes an ___2___ to the United States. Renouncing citizenship to __3__ and is granted a ____4_____ |
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1. 30 day
2. oath of allegience
3. their former country
4. citizenship of naturalization |
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| The naturalized citizen now has all the _1_, _2_, and _3_ of a native born citizen (except they can’t become president or vice president). |
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1. rights
2. duties
3. privlages |
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| In the early years of our nation the US had an open shore policy. What is an open shore policy? |
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| anyone could come into the country |
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| b. Slowly, as the population expanded the United States began to ___1___ the number of immigrants |
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| By the __1__ a quota was established on the number of _2_ added each year |
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| what is a minority group? |
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groups that are not in power or smaller groups of people because of this they are viewed with prejudice and discrimination
such as immigrants |
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| United States Citizen and Immigration Services |
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| What does the USCIS do? Who are they part of? |
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| part of the department of homeland security regulates immigration policy for the United States their primary purpose is to set the standards for policies purposes, and practices |
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| What is the statue of liberty a symbol for? |
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| the millions of immigrants seeking a new life |
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| What country was the Statue of Liberty a gift from? |
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| the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence |
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| Frederic Auguste Bartholdi |
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| Gustave Eiffel- built the frame work |
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| Where is the Statue of liberty located? |
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| The location of the Statue of Liberty is an island originally called Bedloe’s Island, but since the Statue of Liberty came it is now called Liberty Island. |
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| How long is the statue of liberty's nose? Waist line? Height? |
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nose- over four feet long
waist line- over 35 feet
height- 305 feet |
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| Who was the poem on the statue of liberty written by? What is the quote from it? |
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| On the monument is a poem by Emma Lazarus “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free |
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| what type of government is the US? |
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| Democracy is a _____ term |
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| Democracy is a Greek term, meaning ruled by the people |
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| The United States is a ________ democracy. |
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| what does representative democracy mean? |
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| Meaning that we elect officials to carry out the rules and ideals that we the people want and support. |
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| Where are the ideals of the American government stated? |
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What are the ideals of the american government?
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all men are created equal
all men are entiled to equal treatment under law
all men are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| What does the privalge of being an American Citizen mean? |
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| fulfilling certain duties and responsibilities |
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| What are some duties of the US |
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1. obey the law
2. pay taxes
3. must serve as a jury member if called
4. defend nation if called
5. testify in court if neccasary
6. you must attend school until 16 |
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| what are responsibilites? |
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| things that you should do they are not required by law |
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| name some responsibilites |
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1. vote
2. be active in a political party
3. be interested in government policies |
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| where does the United States flag take its symbolism from? |
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| political rather than religious sources |
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| When was the first american census taken? |
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| What is the main purpose of the census? |
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| To count the number of people living in the country and to get representatives for each state |
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| What is the age distribution of the population of EBR? |
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Under 18- 26%
18-24- 12%
25-44- 28%
45- 64- 23%
65 and older- 10% |
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| What is the geographic mobility of the population of EBRP? |
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Same residence- 86%
Different residence same parish- 9%
Different county same state- 2%
Different state- 2%
Abroad- 0% |
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