1. What series of laws did the U.S. government pass in the 1920s?

A) laws that encouraged people to immigrate out of the U.S.
B) laws that promoted more healthy food for families
C) laws that limited immigration from certain countries
D) laws that limited the number of times someone could be president

2. What effect did the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 have?
A) It abolished the quota system.
B) it increased the quota system.
C) It changed laws about citizenship.
D) It shut down immigration completely.

3. Read the following sentences.
“One of [the Immigration and Naturalization Act’s] goals was to try to end racial and ethnic discrimination towards certain immigrants. Rather than giving immigrants visas based on their race or ethnicity, these new policies focused on reuniting family members and getting skilled workers into the U.S…

For the first time, a limit was placed on the number of immigrants from the Western Hemisphere, which included Mexico, Central America, and South America.”

What can you conclude about the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 based on this information?

A) It kept race or ethnicity based restrictions in place for immigration to the U.S.
B) It didn’t change anything about the way that people from the Western Hemisphere came to the U.S.
C) It placed restrictions on immigration for people from all countries around the world equally.
D) It placed restrictions on immigration from certain areas of the world, but not based on race or ethnicity.

4. How did the U.S. handle the question of refugee immigration in contrast to standard immigration?

A) The U.S. set a separate number for refugee visas regardless of what area of the world they’re coming from.
B) The U.S. treated the refugee visas the same as the standard immigration visas and limited ones from certain areas.
C) The U.S. decided to ignore the question of refugee visas until 2002, when the government passed new laws.
D) The U.S. only let refugees from certain countries into the country on immigration visas.