Which immigration act abolished the national origins quota system and introduced family preference categories?
A) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
B) Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
C) Immigration Act of 1924
D) Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Answer: A) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first US federal law that specifically:
A) Restricted immigration based on nationality
B) Encouraged Chinese immigration
C) Addressed refugee resettlement
D) Promoted religious freedom
Answer: A) Restricted immigration based on nationality
Which act established the “Temporary Protected Status” for individuals from designated countries facing armed conflict or environmental disasters?
A) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
B) Immigration Act of 1990
C) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
D) Immigration Act of 1924
Answer: A) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The Immigration Act of 1924 introduced strict quotas based on:
A) Economic status
B) Country of origin
C) Family ties
D) Employment opportunities
Answer: B) Country of origin
The “Bracero Program,” established by an executive order in 1942, allowed temporary labor migration from which country to the US?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Mexico
D) Japan
Answer: C) Mexico
The Immigration Act of 1990 increased the number of visas available for:
A) Skilled professionals
B) Refugees
C) Agricultural workers
D) Tourists
Answer: A) Skilled professionals
Which act was aimed at curbing illegal immigration and included provisions for employer sanctions and legalization of certain undocumented immigrants?
A) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
B) Immigration Act of 1990
C) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
D) Emergency Quota Act of 1921
Answer: A) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The “Gentlemen’s Agreement” of 1907-1908 addressed immigration from which country to the US?
A) China
B) Mexico
C) Canada
D) Japan
Answer: D) Japan
Which immigration act created the Diversity Visa Lottery program to provide visas to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the US?
A) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
B) Immigration Act of 1990
C) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
D) Immigration Act of 1952
Answer: B) Immigration Act of 1990
The “Emergency Quota Act of 1921” established quotas based on:
A) Religion
B) Country of origin
C) Economic status
D) English proficiency
Answer: B) Country of origin
The “Hart-Celler Act” is another name for the:
A) Immigration Act of 1924
B) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
C) Immigration Act of 1952
D) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Answer: B) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
The “Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882” was extended and expanded by the:
A) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
B) Immigration Act of 1924
C) Geary Act of 1892
D) Immigration Act of 1990
Answer: C) Geary Act of 1892
The “Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976” included provisions to address discrimination against which group?
A) Women
B) LGBT individuals
C) Native Americans
D) People with disabilities
Answer: A) Women
The “Immigration Act of 1952” is also known as the:
A) Chinese Exclusion Act
B) Immigration and Nationality Act
C) Hart-Celler Act
D) Immigration Reform and Control Act
Answer: B) Immigration and Nationality Act
The “Temporary Protected Status” (TPS) program was established by the:
A) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
B) Immigration Act of 1924
C) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
D) Immigration Act of 1990
Answer: C) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
The “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965” abolished which type of immigration quota?
A) Quota based on economic status
B) Quota based on religious affiliation
C) Quota based on family ties
D) Quota based on country of origin
Answer: D) Quota based on country of origin
The “Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882” was the first US federal law to:
A) Encourage Chinese immigration
B) Restrict immigration based on nationality
C) Address refugee resettlement
D) Promote religious freedom
Answer: B) Restrict immigration based on nationality
The “Immigration Act of 1924” established quotas based on which factor?
A) Economic status
B) Religion
C) Family ties
D) Country of origin
Answer: D) Country of origin
The “Hart-Celler Act” introduced which immigration policy change?
A) Introduction of refugee resettlement
B) Expansion of guest worker programs
C) Removal of national origins quota system
D) Establishment of the Diversity Visa Lottery
Answer: C) Removal of national origins quota system
The “Immigration Act of 1990” introduced provisions to:
A) Restrict family-sponsored immigration
B) Increase deportation of undocumented immigrants
C) Expand employment-based immigration
D) Eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery
Answer: C) Expand employment-based immigration
The “Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986” included provisions for:
A) Strict deportation of all undocumented immigrants
B) Establishing the Temporary Protected Status program
C) Employer sanctions and legalization of undocumented immigrants
D) Expanding the Diversity Visa Lottery
Answer: C) Employer sanctions and legalization of undocumented immigrants
The “Emergency Quota Act of 1921” established quotas based on the population of immigrants already present in the US according to the:
A) 1890 Census
B) 1900 Census
C) 1910 Census
D) 1920 Census
Answer: A) 1890 Census
The “Immigration Act of 1952” included provisions to address immigration-related issues during which world event?
A) World War I
B) Great Depression
C) World War II
D) Cold War
Answer: C) World War II
The “Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882” was later extended by the:
A) Geary Act of 1892
B) Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
C) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
D) Immigration Act of 1990
Answer: A) Geary Act of 1892
The “Immigration Act of 1924” is often associated with the goal of:
A) Promoting family reunification
B) Encouraging highly skilled immigration
C) Restricting immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
D) Eliminating all immigration quotas
Answer: C) Restricting immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
The “Hart-Celler Act” of 1965 introduced a preference system that favored immigrants with:
A) Strong family ties in the US
B) High levels of education
C) Political asylum status
D) Entrepreneurial skills
Answer: A) Strong family ties in the US
The “Immigration Act of 1952” included provisions that allowed for the deportation of immigrants considered:
A) Communists or subversives
B) Skilled workers
C) Refugees
D) Veterans
Answer: A) Communists or subversives
The “Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976” aimed to address discrimination against individuals based on:
A) Country of origin
B) Religion
C) Gender
D) Economic status
Answer: C) Gender
The “Immigration Act of 1990” established the Diversity Visa Lottery, which aims to increase immigration from countries with:
A) High rates of immigration to the US
B) Low rates of immigration to the US
C) Strict immigration policies
D) High levels of unemployment
Answer: B) Low rates of immigration to the US
The “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965” aimed to eliminate:
A) Economic-based immigration quotas
B) Quotas based on country of origin
C) Family-based immigration quotas
D) All immigration quotas
Answer: B) Quotas based on country of origin
The “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965” introduced a preference system that emphasized:
A) Economic status
B) Family ties
C) Educational attainment
D) English proficiency
Answer: B) Family ties
The “Immigration Act of 1952,” also known as the McCarran-Walter Act, aimed to:
A) Eliminate all immigration quotas
B) Expand refugee resettlement
C) Address employment-based immigration
D) Address issues related to immigration and naturalization
Answer: D) Address issues related to immigration and naturalization
The “Emergency Quota Act of 1921” and the “Immigration Act of 1924” were influenced by concerns related to:
A) Economic depression
B) World War I
C) The Great Migration
D) Fear of mass immigration from certain regions
Answer: D) Fear of mass immigration from certain regions
The “Immigration Act of 1924” favored immigration from which region?
A) Asia
B) Southern and Eastern Europe
C) Latin America
D) Canada
Answer: D) Canada
The “Immigration Act of 1990” introduced the “Employment-Based Preferences” to attract:
A) Agricultural workers
B) Family members
C) Highly skilled professionals
D) Refugees
Answer: C) Highly skilled professionals
The “Hart-Celler Act” of 1965 aimed to prioritize immigration from which regions?
A) Asia and Africa
B) Europe and Asia
C) Latin America and the Caribbean
D) Middle East and North Africa
Answer: B) Europe and Asia
The “Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976” aimed to address discrimination based on:
A) Gender
B) Sexual orientation
C) Race
D) Economic status
Answer: A) Gender
The “Immigration Act of 1952” introduced provisions related to:
A) Naturalization
B) Refugee resettlement
C) Guest worker programs
D) International trade
Answer: A) Naturalization
The “Emergency Quota Act of 1921” introduced quotas based on the:
A) Population of immigrants already present in the US
B) Economic status of immigrants
C) Country of origin of immigrants
D) Religious affiliation of immigrants
Answer: A) Population of immigrants already present in the US
The “Immigration Act of 1924” had a significant impact on immigration from:
A) Asia
B) Latin America
C) Africa
D) Europe
Answer: D) Europe
The “Immigration Act of 1990” introduced the “Family-Sponsored Preferences” to:
A) Expand refugee admissions
B) Promote immigration from specific countries
C) Attract highly skilled professionals
D) Reunite families
Answer: D) Reunite families
The “Hart-Celler Act” of 1965 aimed to eliminate the:
A) Diversity Visa Lottery
B) National origins quota system
C) Refugee resettlement program
D) Bracero Program
Answer: B) National origins quota system
The “Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965” is often associated with the concept of:
A) Chain migration
B) Refugee resettlement
C) Employment-based immigration
D) Guest worker programs
Answer: A) Chain migration
The “Immigration Act of 1952” aimed to address issues related to:
A) Agricultural labor shortage
B) Refugee resettlement
C) Naturalization and deportation
D) Border security
Answer: C) Naturalization and deportation
The “Immigration Act of 1990” introduced the “Diversity Visa Lottery” to increase immigration from countries with:
A) High levels of education
B) Low rates of immigration to the US
C) Strong economic ties to the US
D) Strict immigration policies
Answer: B) Low rates of immigration to the US
The “Hart-Celler Act” of 1965 aimed to promote immigration based on:
A) Economic status
B) Religious affiliation
C) Family ties
D) Educational attainment
Answer: C) Family ties
The “Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976” addressed issues related to:
A) Education policy
B) Civil rights
C) Public health
D) Labor unions
Answer: B) Civil rights
The “Emergency Quota Act of 1921” and the “Immigration Act of 1924” were influenced by concerns about the potential impact of immigration on:
A) Agricultural production
B) The economy
C) Political stability
D) Cultural diversity
Answer: B) The economy
The “Immigration Act of 1990” introduced provisions to promote immigration of individuals with:
A) Refugee status
B) Political asylum
C) Family ties in the US
D) Exceptional artistic abilities
Answer: D) Exceptional artistic abilities
The “Hart-Celler Act” of 1965 aimed to address issues related to:
A) Immigration enforcement
B) Racial segregation
C) Discriminatory quotas
D) Public health
Answer: C) Discriminatory quotas
