Citizen Participation in a Democracy

Which category would a person belong to if they are concerned about and active in their community? 

• Electoral Specialist
• Civic Specialist
• Dual Activist
• Disengaged

Which part of the U.S. Constitution defines U.S. Citizenship? 

• Preamble
• Article VI
• Bill of Rights
• 14th Amendment

What do you call someone who follows legal steps to become a U.S. citizen? 

• a resident alien
• a lawful permanent resident
• a naturalized citizen
• an undocumented immigrant

What is a person who lives here illegally?

• a resident alien
• a lawful permanent resident
• a naturalized citizen
• an undocumented immigrant

Which case said the U.S. was committed to protecting the rights of all Americans no matter what race, sex, religion or national origin?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• 14th Amendment
• Brown v Board of Education

The Dred Scott v Sanford case secured the rights of enslaved and free African Americans. 

• True
• False

Jim Crow laws...

• kept African Americans from fully participating in society
• forced business owners to give African Americans full rights
• ensured that slavery no longer existed
• fought against segregation

Believe that non-government groups such as churches and organizations should work to solve problems like poverty.

• Conservatives
• Liberals

Think the government should create policies that prevent large groups of poor and improve environment and healthcare.

• Conservatives
• Liberals

Who believed Americans are less involved than in the past and are more likely to just give money rather than get involved? 

• Alexis de Tocqueville
• Robert Putnam
• both Tocqueville & Putnam