Unit 2 Review: Civic Engagement

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Which amendment to the Constitution guaranteed citizenship to all Americans?

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14th Amendment

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The rule of law

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The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and no one is above the law.

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What would be the most likely consequence to society if citizens began refusing to fulfill their citizenship responsibilities?

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People would face the threat of losing their individual rights and freedoms.

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Democratic elections, trials by jury, and citizen referendums on laws are important principles in US government. To work as they should, they all depend on . . .

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educated and informed citizens.

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Members of a local teen center are disappointed with a state law that would create a curfew making it illegal for children to be out of their homes after 10:00 pm. Which of these actions would be a good way for the members of the teen center to oppose this law? stay out at night and break the law on purpose, ignore the law and pretend they never heard about it, convince people to sign a petition against the law, hold a car wash to raise money for the teen center

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convince people to sign a petition against the law

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Which of the following accurately defines rule of law? Options: "We are a nation of laws, not of men.", "No one is above the law, no one is below the law.", Everyone is held accountable to the law., all of the above

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all of the above

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Which of the following is NOT an example of rule of law? Options: "When the President does it, it is not illegal.", "I prefer to follow the law, not men.", "Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.",

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When the President does it, it is not illegal.

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Which describes a component of rule of law? Options: transparency of institutions, fair procedures, accountability to the law, all of the above

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all of the above

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Based on the title of the article "Miami Ex-Officer Gets 2 Years' Prison for Gambling Bribes," what can be inferred?

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Leaders and government officials are held accountable to the law.

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Which rule of law principle is the judge mostly not adhering to after sentencing a thief to 5 years of hard labor for stealing potatoes, while overlooking the mayor's offense of breaking things and injuring a vendor? Options: legitimacy, checks and balances, equal application of the law

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equal application of the law