A Question of Citizenship

A Question of Citizenship - page. 73
Look at the chart and explain the answers
1. The number of immigrants declined. The world depression and two world wars.
2. Seven and a half million immigrants arrived between 1981 –1990. In the next ten years, more than 9 million arrived, or about 1.5 million more than came in the previous ten years.
3. Vietnam and Mexico
4. War in their country; economic betterment.
5. Probably decrease due to homeland security (911)
http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
red, white and blue
colonies won independence from Britain.
George Washington
Dick Cheney
4 years
the supreme law of the land
interpret the law
leader of the civil rights movement in southin1960’s
Abraham Lincoln
Freedom of Speech

How well did you read? P 76
1. False
2. False
3. Not enough information (most)
4. False
5. Not enough information

Check your understanding
1. b
2. c.
3. c. (“this means”)
4. b
5. c. (it would be better)
6. a.
7. c.

A suffix is a word ending.
-tion changes a verb to a noun. Elect = election
B.
celebrate/celebration
protects/protection Invent/inventions
apply/application Invitations/invited
suggested/suggestion Instructions/instructed
election/elected
actions/act
Go to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Name of Country # of immigrants