Citizenship Part Two

Citizenship Part Two

by Brian Nelson

Multiple Choice

The United States is a _________________________ democracy.

• direct

• indirect

• representative

• social

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The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

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In our democracy the people vote ________________.

• directly for the laws we want

• for how long we want the president to be in power

• for the rules in the classroom

• for the people we want to represent us in government

Multiple Choice

The citizens choose leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Which type of government is this?

• Direct Democracy

• United Democracy

• Republic Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Multiple Choice

A dictator is the leader of a...

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Multiple Select

Dictators can gain power in their country by...

• unfair elections and threatening war or violence

• asking nicely

• power being passed down from a previous dictator

• free and fair elections

Multiple Choice

Which country below has a democracy?

• United States

• United Kingdom (England)

• North Korea

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

Which country below has a dictatorship?

• United States

• United Kingdom (England)

• North Korea

• Antarctica

Multiple Select

Check all correct answers.

Democracy is what we have in the US. It's not perfect, but it has a purpose. How does a democracy help its people?

• It helps keep people safe.

• It makes sure things are fair and that everyone has equal rights.

• It helps make sure people follow the rules.

• It makes sure people live in poverty and have unequal rights.

Multiple Choice

What is a community?

• a large group of people who have shared beliefs

• a large group of people who have shared goals

• a large group of people who have shared interests

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is a belief?

• something you do

• a feeling that something is real or true

• something you say

• something you dream about

Multiple Select

Check all the types of communities.

(There is more than one correct answer.)

• a neighborhood

• a school community

• a church community

• political supporters

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: People who play an online game together can be a community.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: People who come from a different country, like China, to live in another country, like the U.S., can be a community.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

People in communities...

• work together

• help each other

• are interested in doing and learning similar things

• all of the above are true

Multiple Choice

What does the Sixth Amendment say about trials?

• They must be private and long

• They must be private and speedy

• They must be public and long

• They must be public and speedy

Multiple Choice

The Fourth Amendment protects us from what?

• Unreasonable searches and seizures

• Cruel and unusual punishment

• The right to bear arms

• Getting arrested

Multiple Choice

The Bill of Rights is a part of what document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Common Sense

Multiple Choice

Which court case forced police officers to read our rights if someone is being arrested?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Miranda v. Arizona

Multiple Choice

What do police officers have to get to do a search or seizure?

• Nothing

• Permission from the President

• A warrant

• Permission from the Chief of Police

Multiple Choice

When deciding a verdict, juries should be:

• Quick and thoughtless

• Fair and impartial

• Mean and judgemental

• Tired and uninterested

Multiple Choice

Who decides if a person is guilty of a crime?

• The jury

• The police

• The judge

• The victim of the crime

Multiple Choice

If a person is convicted of a crime, this means the court found them:

• Guilty

• Not guilty

• Innocent

Multiple Select

The Fifth Amendment gives us (select all that apply):

• The right to due process

• The right against self-incrimination

• Protection against double jeopardy

• The right to bear arms

Multiple Choice

If a person charged with a crime does not want to speak in court, they are:

• Using their 7th Amendment right

• Proving they are guilty

• Using their right to remain silent

• Disobeying the judge

Multiple Choice

The Bill of Rights specifically gives us the right to privacy.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The justice system has always been fair to everyone.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cesar Chavez

• Thurgood Marshall

Multiple Choice

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

• Mary Washington

• Jackie Kennedy

• Cesar Chavez

• Rosa Parks

Multiple Choice

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• 15th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting (voting people, voting)

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1964

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Separation of two or more races based on skin color

• segregation

• racism

• oppression

• facism

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Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

Multiple Choice

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Multiple Choice

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• 13th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Jim Crow Laws

Multiple Choice

Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship (rights of citizens); look for the amendments in your notebook!!!

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

Multiple Choice

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John F. Kennedy

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

Multiple Choice

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

• 14th 
• 15th 
• 19th 
• 23rd

Multiple Choice

When did women get the right to vote?

• 1776
• 1865
• 1920
• 2003

Multiple Choice

The 19 th Amendment:

• abolished slavery

• created prohibition

• gave African-American men the right to vote

• gave women the right to vote

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action has not helped women and minorities

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; positive discrimination is Affirmative action.

• True
• False