Deck 8: Civil Rights and Immigration Policy

Question 1

The "protections of citizen equality provided by the government" are referred to as ______.

A) Constitutional amendments
B) civil liberties
C) civil rights
D) reforms

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Protections from the government guaranteed in our Bill of Rights are referred to as ______.

A) civil rights
B) civil liberties
C) policies
D) reforms

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Freedom of speech is an example of all of the following except for ______.

A) civil liberties
B) Bill of Rights
C) policy reform
D) constitutional protection

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The origins of the civil rights movement can be traced back to the ______.

A) Gettysburg Address
B) Constitution of the United States
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Emancipation Proclamation

Question 5

African Americans were once required to take a ______ test in order to vote.

A) literacy
B) driving
C) immigration
D) placement

Question 6

According to the text, women, on average, make ______ percent of what men are paid each year.

A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80

Question 7

According to the American Association for University Women (AAWU), women will not achieve pay equity until ______.

A) 2100
B) 2127
C) 2152
D) 2166

Question 8

All of the following are reasons that have hindered women's pay equity except for ______.

A) ongoing legislative efforts
B) negotiation for higher wage
C) discrimination
D) Lack of policies for women and children

Question 9

Which of the following court cases ruled that gays and lesbians have the fundamental right to marry?

A) Washington v. Trump
B) Obergefell v. Hodges
C) Plyer v. Doe
D) Lau v. Nichols

Question 10

The guidelines used by a country for allowing individuals entry is referred to as ______

A) immigration policy
B) immigration
C) territorial dispossession
D) civil liberties

Question 11

Individuals working in the United States without legal documentation are referred to as ______.

A) illegal immigrants
B) citizens
C) naturalized citizens
D) legal immigrants

Question 12

A process when someone treats a specific community (e.g. Asians, Mexicans, Muslim) as not part of America is referred to as ______.

A) deportation
B) de-Americanization
C) stigmatization
D) incarceration

Question 13

The ______ acts allowed the federal government to deport immigrants and also stated that immigrants could not vote until living in the United States for fourteen years.

A) Immigration
B) Chinese Exclusion
C) Civil Rights
D) Alien and Sedition

Question 14

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred Chinese immigration for ______ ten years.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 15

Which of the following locations was considered to be the federal immigration hub?

A) Ellis Island
B) Chicago lakes
C) Florida Keys
D) San Diego harbor

Question 16

According to the text, immigrants fled for all of the following reasons except for ______.

A) disease
B) famine
C) war
D) love

Question 17

Which of the following acts required all immigrants over the age of 16 to complete a literacy test.

A) Immigration
B) Chinese Exclusion
C) Civil Rights
D) Alien and Sedition

Question 18

The Immigrant Quote Act of 1921 required a ______ percent annual entry immigration cap from a country based on the number of those living in the country of the same nationality.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 19

Which of the following sentiments influence the quota approaches and legislation?

A) Fascism
B) Capitalist
C) Anticommunist
D) Socialist

Question 20

Which of the following acts focused on limitations for two key groups : communists and homosexuals ?

A) McCarran-Walter Act
B) Chinese Exclusion Act
C) Alien and Sedition Act
D) Immigration Act

Question 21

Which of the following acts abolished the national origin quote system?

A) McCarran-Walter Act
B) Chinese Exclusion Act
C) Alien and Sedition Act
D) Immigration Act

Question 22

Which of the following acts attempted to reconcile undocumented immigrants currently in the United States and the need for labor?

A) Alien and Sedition Act
B) McCarran-Walter Act
C) Immigration Reform and Control Act
D) Chinese Exclusion Act

Question 23

The ______ Act was created to allocate more funding for the E-Verify system for employers to substantiate the status of employees, additional funding for Border Patrol to monitor the US-Mexico border, and the construction of a 14-mile fence along the border.

A) Immigration
B) Immigration Reform and Control
C) Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
D) McCarran-Walter

Question 24

Which of the following authorized the United States Attorney General to detain noncitizens without a hearing?

A) Immigration Reform and Control Act
B) USA Patriot Act
C) Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
D) DREAM Act

Question 25

Which of the following agencies were created as a result of the USA Patriot Act ?

A) Department of Homeland Security
B) Department of State
C) Department of Justice
D) Department of Defense

Question 26

The ______ Act provides a pathway towards citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

A) USA Patriot
B) Immigration
C) DREAM
D) Naturalization

Question 27

According to the text, which of the following has made the pathway for immigration reform unclear ?

A) congressional gridlock
B) federalism
C) unitary system
D) supremacy clause

Question 28

According to the text, which of the following presidents advocated for a global approach to immigration policy?

A) Harry Truman
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Barack Obama
D) Donald J. Trump

Question 29

President executive orders derive from which of the following Articles of the Constitution>

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 30

Which of the following actors has the vested lawmaking power to create immigration policy ?

A) States
B) President
C) Courts
D) Congress

Question 31

Which of the following cases stated that local school districts in Texas could prevent students from attending public schools if a student did not have legal documentation ?

A) Obergefell v. Hodges
B) Lau v. Nichols
C) Washington v. Trump
D) Plyer v. Doe

Question 32

Which official actor is considered to be the gatekeeper to immigration policy ?

A) Congress
B) Bureaucracy
C) Courts
D) President

Question 33

Which of the following agencies manages and monitors the E-verify system.

A) Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
B) National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
C) Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
D) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Question 34

According to the text, the ______ is at the front lines of the bureaucracy.

A) U.S. Border Patrol
B) Citizenship and Immigration Service
C) Department of Homeland Security
D) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency

Question 35

The ______ is a bureaucratic agency also involved in the U.S. Immigration policy.

A) National Institute of Justice
B) Transportation Security Agency
C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D) Department of Agriculture

Question 36

Which of the following provides resources to advance employment-based immigration of highly educated professionals worldwide.

A) American Immigration Lawyers Association
B) Immigration Equality
C) U.S. Immigration Reform PAC
D) Council for Global Immigration

Question 37

The E-Verify program was created by which of the following governments ?

A) Local
B) State
C) Federal
D) Tribal

Question 38

All of the following were identified as challenges surrounding immigration except for ______.

A) security and crime
B) DACA students
C) small towns USA
D) sanctuary cities

Question 39

Accor ding to the text, which of the following groups are incarcerated at much lower rates that U.S. born citizens?

A) Resident aliens
B) Naturalized citizens
C) Documented immigrants
D) Undocumented immigrants

Question 40

A locality that does not ask for a person's immigration status is known as a ______.

A) immigration hub
B) refugee haven
C) dreamer center
D) sanctuary city

Question 41

American Indians are the original inhabitants of the United States.

Question 42

You can remove someone from his/her position based upon his/her age without valid reason.

Question 43

Mexican-Americans initially believed the border between US and Mexico was an artificial one.

Question 44

The 1964 Civil Rights Act did not prohibit against national origin discrimination.

Question 45

De-Americanization is not common in the United States.

Question 46

Upon arriving at Ellis Island, immigrants were subject to medical examinations and legal inspections.

Question 47

Republicans are generally that political party that always advocate for pathways to citizenship.

Question 48

Federal agencies implement and interpret congressional law.

Question 49

The E-Verify program is not voluntary.

Question 50

States can determine whether or not to provide in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants.

Question 51

The ACLU is one of the largest public interest law firms.

Question 52

According to the Sentencing Project, undocumented immigrants are the cause for increased crime in the United States.

Question 53

The City of Los Angeles is considered a sanctuary city.

Question 54

According to current legislation, sanctuary cities are subject to a decrease in federal funds.

Question 55

There is no clear definition for sanctuary city.

Question 56

What is territorial dispossession?

Question 57

Define immigration.

Question 58

What is 'papers please' legislation?

Question 59

What is de-Americanization.

Question 60

What is the Immigration and Naturalization Service?

Question 61

What is the 1.5 generation?

Question 62

What is the purpose of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program?

Question 63

Identify other policy areas that related to immigration policy?

Question 64

Identify the three challenges surrounding immigration.

Question 65

What is a sanctuary city?

Question 66

Identify one to two types of civil rights discrimination that has taken place in the United States. Has any legislation been passed to help prevent this type of discrimination? Has it been successful? Why or why not?

Question 67

How has the recent political climate impacted American's perceptions of immigration in the United States?

Question 68

Identify and discuss the three challenges surrounding immigration. Are there any other challenges that come to mind? What could be done to address them?

Question 69

According to the text, immigration policy has evolved. Discuss the evolution. Where does the United States stand now and what do you believe immigration policy will address in the future?

Question 70

Why is the growing Hispanic population in the United States referred to as the "Sleeping Giant"?