Unit 1: Civic Participation

Which of the following illustrates civic responsibility? 

• Staying informed on current events
• Voting
• Volunteering
• All are great ways to show civic responsibility

At what age do men in the USA must register for the Selective Service, should we ever have a draft.

• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19

Which of the following best shows what responsibilities Americans have as citizens?

• Vote, recycling, help your community

• Bear arms, be informed and pay taxes

• Obey the laws, Jury duty and respect others

One way that citizens are able to become involved in their community is to

• watch a YouTube video about the proper way to contact your representative.

• vote in a local election.

• wait for someone to organize a group to help citizens in the community.

A citizen received the notification below in the mail.

What civic responsibility does this notification represent?

• getting a driver's license

• appearing for jury duty

• paying income tax

• registering to vote

The list below identifies several activities.

1. Attending a school board meeting
2. Voting in a primary election
3. Helping on a phone bank for a mayoral candidate
4. Putting a candidate's sign in your yard.
5. Registering voters at a community colleg.

What do these activities illustrate?

• ways that citizens can run for political office

• opportunities for citizens to participate in national elections

• opportunitites for citizens to influence political action committees

• ways in which citizens actively participate in the political process

Which is considered a citizenship responsibility rather than an obligation?

• Obeying the law

• Paying taxes

• Attending civic meetings

• Register for Selective Service

Which is considered a citizenship obligation rather than an responsibility?

• Obeying the law

• Attending School board meetings

• Attending civic meetings

• Voting

Which of these is one of the legal requirements for becoming a citizen?

• Registering to vote

• Having relatives in the United States

• Paying income taxes

• Living in the United States for five years

Why is it important for citizens to meet the obligation requested in this document?

• to guarantee our right to confront witnesses

• to preseve constitutional limits on governmental power

• to guarantee our right to be judged by a jury of our peers

• to protect our right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus