Question 1

Public funding for bilingual education began in 1968, when Congress passed the

Accepted Answer

A)  Bilingual Education Act. 
B)  Equal Opportunity Act. 
C)  Educational Accessibility Act. 
D)  English Language Learner (ELL) program

Question 2

Name three census bureau projections for the mid-twenty-first century regarding race and ethnicity. Discuss your views of what America might be like in the mid-twenty- if Census Bureau projections become true.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name three census bureau projections for the...

Question 3

An immigrant community whose country of origin has a stable or gradually changing culture is

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to promote retention of that ethnic culture. 
B)  more likely to attempt to leave that culture behind. 
C)  more likely to be discriminated against in the new culture. 
D)  more likely to retain its home language.

Question 4

After ____________year(s) of continuous legal residence in the United States, immigrants are eligible to become naturalized citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  20

Question 5

Echoing xenophobic fears of earlier generations, current immigration opponents worry that U.S. citizens will lose control of the country to foreigners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2012 the three leading countries of birth for new citizens to the U.S. were ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany, Switzerland, Mexico 
B)  Mexico, Philippines, India 
C)  China, Cuba, Columbia 
D)  Vietnam, Germany, Columbia

Question 7

Robert Park noted that where one lives is as valid of an indicator of a group's upward mobility as is education, occupation, or income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If current migration and religious patterns hold, by 2050 the United States is likely to become mostly nonreligious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The three-generation hypothesis suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  it usually takes three generations to complete the assimilation process. 
B)  religious intermarriage occurs by the third generation. 
C)  the third generation is most likely to experience prejudice and discrimination. 
D)  the third generation rediscovers its ethnicity.

Question 10

The largest minority population in the United States today is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Chinese 
D)  Germans

Exam 7: Immigration Patterns and Issues

Public funding for bilingual education began in 1968, when Congress passed the

Name three census bureau projections for the mid-twenty-first century regarding race and ethnicity. Discuss your views of what America might be like in the mid-twenty- if Census Bureau projections become true.

An immigrant community whose country of origin has a stable or gradually changing culture is

After ____________year(s) of continuous legal residence in the United States, immigrants are eligible to become naturalized citizens.

Echoing xenophobic fears of earlier generations, current immigration opponents worry that U.S. citizens will lose control of the country to foreigners.

In 2012 the three leading countries of birth for new citizens to the U.S. were ____________.

Robert Park noted that where one lives is as valid of an indicator of a group's upward mobility as is education, occupation, or income.

If current migration and religious patterns hold, by 2050 the United States is likely to become mostly nonreligious.

The three-generation hypothesis suggests that

The largest minority population in the United States today is ____.