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What is the legal process by which an alien may become a citizen?

  • Naturalization (correct)
  • Refugee status
  • Permanent residency
  • Immigration
  • Who are permanent residents of the US but are citizens of another country?

  • Native born
  • Refugees
  • Aliens (correct)
  • Immigrants
  • What is the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population called?

  • Immigration rate
  • Death rate
  • Birthrate (correct)
  • Migration rate
  • Who exercises political authority over a group of people?

    <p>Government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the characteristics of human populations called?

    <p>Demographics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is a person, such as a king or queen, who reigns over a kingdom or an empire?

    <p>Monarch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an official, periodic counting of a population called?

    <p>Census</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for people who are trying to escape dangers in their home countries?

    <p>Refugees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the annual number of deaths per 1,000 members of a country's population?

    <p>Death rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is a person who rules with complete and absolute power?

    <p>Dictator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an official, periodic counting of a population?

    <p>Census</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are legally recognized members of a country?

    <p>Citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people?

    <p>Government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are people who came from different countries?

    <p>Immigrants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a system of government that is a representative democracy?

    <p>Republic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the absolute power of government called?

    <p>Sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the introduction that explains why the U.S. Constitution was written?

    <p>Preamble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the lawmaking body of Great Britain called?

    <p>Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system of government that divides powers between national and state governments?

    <p>Federalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic rights to which all people are entitled called?

    <p>Human rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system in which all voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take?

    <p>Direct democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the official approval called?

    <p>Ratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem called?

    <p>Compromise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system of government that is a loose association of states called?

    <p>Confederation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the written plan of government called?

    <p>Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system of government that favors a strong national government called?

    <p>Federalists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a system of government that divides powers between national and state governments?

    <p>Federalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system of government that is a representative democracy?

    <p>Republic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the lawmaking body of Great Britain?

    <p>Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the introduction that explains why the U.S. Constitution was written?

    <p>Preamble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population?

    <p>Birth rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a government with specific restrictions on its power?

    <p>Limited government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an official approval?

    <p>Ratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a loose association of states?

    <p>Confederation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the consent of the governed?

    <p>Popular sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government?

    <p>Federalists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a system of government that is a loose association of states?

    <p>Confederation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system of government that divides powers between national and state governments called?

    <p>Federalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the introduction that explains why the U.S. Constitution was written?

    <p>Preamble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government?

    <p>Federalists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the lawmaking body of Great Britain?

    <p>Parliament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a government with specific restrictions on its power?

    <p>Limited government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system in which all voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take?

    <p>Direct democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the basic rights to which all people are entitled?

    <p>Human rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a loose association of states?

    <p>Confederation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the consent of the governed?

    <p>Popular sovereignty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an official approval?

    <p>Ratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the written plan of government?

    <p>Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population?

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