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2. a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.
6. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
8. a foundational document of the United States, formally declaring the separation of the thirteen British colonies from Great Britain. It articulates the reasons for this separation, including the concept of inherent rights and the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive of those rights.
11. in Western Europe; encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris its capital.
13. someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence.
14. destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.
15. an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country.
16. the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. signed the displaced persons act of 1944.

1. the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents.
3. largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
4. restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.
5. a written ordinance of Congress, or another legislative body; a statute.
7. A country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south.
9. a usually complete count of a population.
10. the process or state of excluding or being excluded.
12. person or group that supports a refugee for United States entry by providing homes, food, jobs, etc...
17. country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean.