Midterm test – Flashcards
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economic
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The most important force causing people to emigrate has been
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xenphobia
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Fear or hatred of strangers is
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ethnocentrism
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Beliefs and policies favoring native-born citizens over immigrants is called
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all of these
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The anti-Catholic feeling in the 19th century U.S.
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all of these
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
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bilingual education
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A program designed to allow students to learn academic concepts in their native language while they learn a second language
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British Laborer
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Under the provisions of the national origins system, who among the following would find it easiest to legally enter the United States?
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the number of people desiring to enter the U.S. from abroad
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The quotas under the national origins system were based on
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reunite immigrant families
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A primary goal of the 1965 immigration and Naturalization Act was to
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naturalization
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The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called
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nearly 50 %
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What proportion of the nations population growth in the early part of the 21st century can be accounted for by legal and illegal immigration
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functionalist
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The perspective most likely to see the brain drain as a system of the unequal distribution of world resources is
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more than 11 million
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The best available information suggests that ____ illegal immigrants live in the United States
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California
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Which state is expected to experience the greatest growth because of immigration
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set nationality quotas
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 set __
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they are unable to find wage labor in their home countries
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Despite the poor working conditions often experienced by illegal immigrants in the U.S., they still continue to come because
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boarder control and surveillance were increased
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As a result of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act ___
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refuges
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People living outside their country of citizenship for fear of political or religious persecution are called
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legal and illegal
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Immigration, ____, accounted for about 50 percent of the nation's growth in the early years of the twenty-first century
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Labor unions excluded Chinese Workers
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Which of the following statements about early immigration in the U.S. is true?
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Los Angeles, New York, San Jose
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Which cities have the most foreign born residents?
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transnationals
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Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships linking their societies of origin and settlement are called
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economic refugees
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Why don't Haitian boat people have the same politics applied toward their asylum as Cubans?
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German
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The largest ancestral group of European Americans is
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all of these
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Research on the principle of third-generation interest indicates that grand-children of immigrants are likely to want to
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symbolic ethnicity
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Every year Americans of Irish descent celebrate St. Patrick's Day by attending parades, dressing in in green, eating traditional Irish foods, and singing Irish ballads. Herbert Gans called this
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Catholicism
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By far, the largest single denomination in the United States is
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Episcopalian
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In terms of the proportion of college graduates, the most educated religious group
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Baptist
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In terms of the proportion of college graduates, the least educated religious group is
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voluntary prayer by a student speaker at a school program
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The Supreme Court has ruled against all of the following EXCEPT
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distanced themselves from blacks
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How did the Irish become White?
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Buddhism
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Of all the world religions listed blow, which one of these grew out of the Hindu religion?
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Islamic
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Which religions practices praying at least 3 times of the day and recognizing Allah as God Almighty?
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Christianity
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Which religion belief system was the United States government built upon?
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Hinduism
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What religion believes in reincarnation?
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Christianity
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Which of the following religions recognize a savior that died to redeem mankind from its sins?
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Christianity/Jewish & Islamic/Christianity
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Which two religions have a portion of their sacred books in common?
