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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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Demographics (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Census (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Dictator (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Census (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are legally recognized members of a country?

<p>Citizens (C)</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?

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Who are people who came from different countries?

<p>Immigrants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Republic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the absolute power of government called?

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

<p>Preamble (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the lawmaking body of Great Britain called?

<p>Parliament (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the official approval called?

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

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

<p>Confederation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the written plan of government called?

<p>Constitution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Federalists (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Republic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Parliament (A)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the term for an official approval?

<p>Ratification (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a loose association of states?

<p>Confederation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the consent of the governed?

<p>Popular sovereignty (B)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Federalism (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Limited government (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What is the term for a loose association of states?

<p>Confederation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the consent of the governed?

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

What is the term for an official approval?

<p>Ratification (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the written plan of government?

<p>Constitution (C)</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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