Civics Review

What is the best definition of Civics?

• the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
• the study of the rights and duties of the clergy.
• the study of the rights and duties of media.
• the study of the rights and duties of warfare.

Every American citizen gets to enjoy the rights guaranteed by the ______________________.

• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation

Which of the following protects the right of Americans to publish newspapers, magazines, and books?

• states' rights
• freedom of religion
• freedom of the press
• separation of powers

The first 10 Amendments in the US Constitution are known as the ______________________.

• Halifax Resolves
• Bill of Rights
• Jim Crow laws
• Suffrage Amendments

Voting is______________________ responsibility in a democratic government.

• an encouraged
• a mandatory
• a nonessential
• an unimportant

In a democracy where does its power come from?

• the president
• the people
• the legislators
• the courts

What is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen called?

• Immigration
• Assimilation
• Urbanization
• Naturalization

Most elections take place the Tuesday after the first Monday in _______________.

• September
• October
• November
• December

What age cane you start to vote?

• 20
• 12
• 18
• 30

What does Ratify mean

• To refuse
• To find
• To accept
• To run