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Multiple Choice


This activity contains 18 questions.

	Which of the following is a factor that causes people to emigrate from one country to another?   expectations of higher incomes and standards of living in the new land escape from religious or racial bigotry financial failure in the old country all of the above

	Which immigrant group emerged as the dominant force numerically, politically, and socially during the colonial period?   Germans Protestants from England Spaniards Dutch

	Which of the following statements is correct?   During the colonial period and through the early 1800s the country constantly encouraged immigration. Except for the Alien Act of 1798, immigration was unregulated through most of the 1800s, and naturalization was easily available. From 1790 to 1881 immigration to the United States was easy and new immigrants were welcomed with open arms. all of the above.

	Nativism led to a political movement in the United States during the 1850s that became:   formally organized as the anti-Catholic American Protective Association. known as the Know-Nothings. formally organized as the Ku Klux Klan. all of the above.

	Which sociological perspective explains how the Chinese immigrants were welcomed only when their labor was necessary to fuel economic growth in the United States, and when that labor was no longer necessary, the welcome mat for the immigrants was withdrawn?   functionalist labeling interactionist conflict

	In 1917, a new immigration law that was passed by Congress (over President Wilson veto) included:   a limitation on "old immigrants" to the United States from southern Europe. a limitation on "new immigrants" to the United States from northern Europe. the creation of a literacy test that all new immigrants had to pass. both a and c.

	The national origins system limited immigration from:   Mexico. Central America. Italy. all of the above.

	Which one of the following was a primary goal of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act?   limiting the number of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Cuba limiting the number of immigrants from southern Europe reuniting families and protecting the United States labor market increasing the number of immigrants from northern Europe

	During the late 1990s approximately 700,000 immigrants were legally admitted to the United States each year. Which of the following was the primary reason for admitting these immigrants?   refugees family unification religious persecution employment-based

	The most recent brain drain has pulled emigrants from which of the following nations?   Germany Pakistan Brazil Great Britain

	Which sociological perspective sees the current brain drain as yet another symptom of the unequal distribution of world resources?   interactionist conflict labeling functionalist

	During the last 10 years, which of the following countries had the largest population increase as the result of immigration?   Canada Greece Costa Rica United States

	The largest number of illegal immigrants in the United States comes from which country?   Israel Canada Cuba Mexico

	Which sociological perspective notes that hiring illegal immigrants and paying them low wages is beneficial to employers who are able to produce goods and services that are profitable and that are more affordable to consumers?   interactionist labeling conflict functionalist

	The only real way to stop illegal immigration to the United States is:   passing a new and stricter immigration law. building a wall to divide Mexico and the United States. discouraging employment opportunities for illegal immigrants in the United States. checking passports more carefully.

	Research indicates that with respect to economics, immigrants to the United States:   are a net economic drain to the United States. have a devastating impact on local economies. have no economic impact on the United States. are a net economic gain to the United States.

	California's Proposition 187 denied illegal immigrants:   welfare. nonemergency health care. an education. all of the above.

	Since the arrival of refugees uprooted by World War II, the United States has allowed three groups of refugees to enter the country in numbers greater than regulations would ordinarily permit. Which of the following is not one of the three groups?   Mexico Hungary Southeast Asia Cuba

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