NYPD FIRST TRIMESTER TEST WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

Cultural Competence - an awareness of ones own cultural worldview Culture - The beliefs, values, and patterns that are shared by a group and have been passed from generation to generation. Acculturation - Members of one culture become integrated into another. Headman - A major figure in west African communities. Ethnocentrism - the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States for ten years. The Jones Act 1917 - granted citizenship to Puerto Ricans and extending to them some of the protections of the Bill of Rights. 1924 immigration Act - limited number of non-European immigrants. The Displaced Persons Act 1948 - the United States accepted more than 395,000 refugees from war-torn European nations. the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 - quotas were placed on immigration. The total quota for Asia was 2,990 - compared with 149,667 for Europe and 1,400 for Africa. The Immigration Act of 1965 - changed the quota system to allow Immigration from all countries into America. Ceilings of 120,000 from eastern and 170,000 from western hemispheres were established. Mexican, Cuban, Filipino, Italian and Taiwanese immigrants then began to enter the United States.The Refugee Act of 1980 -allowed ten million permanent immigrants to be admitted to the United States. immigration Act of 1990 - The number of immigrants allowed into the US per year was increased to 700,000.