Immigration to the United States

| 1) While no single religion represents all Americans’ belief system, most of the founding population in of the United States was________, which has had lasting effects on the laws and political culture in America. | | | | | Catholic | | | | | Jewish | | | | | Pentecostal | | | | | Protestant | | | | | Muslim | | | | | | | | | Score: | 0 | | | | | | | 2) Why is the location within the United States where immigrants settle politically important? | | | | | The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is calculated based on a state’s adult population, regardless of legal status. | | | | | Immigrant groups tend to vote in very large numbers. | | | | | Localities must tax additional monies for immigrants' education. | | | | | Each state’s electoral college vote is the sum of its population, so high-immigration states play a larger role in presidential elections. | | | | | Politicians tend to direct their campaigns to immigrant areas because they are steadily growing every year. | | | | | | | | | Score: | 0 | | | | | |

| 3) Every person’s vote must count equally in a true ________. | | | | | general election | | | | | capitalist society | | | | | planned economy | | | | | democracy | | | | | checks and balances system | | | | | | | | | Score: | 1 | | | | | | | 4) Which of the following beliefs conflicts with the central beliefs of the American people? | | | | | Widely held religious beliefs | | | | | A faith in government | | | | | A faith in private property and private enterprise | | | | | A belief in individualism | | | | | A belief in populism | | | | | | | | | Score: | 1 | | | | | |

| 5) Why have people such as Ben Page and Lawrence Jacobs argued