Citizenship and Civics

Choose 3

Three civic responsibilities are:

• obeying rules and laws

• paying taxes

• serving on juries

• running for political office

A person who is not a citizen of the U.S. may become one through a process called____________________________.

• Naturalization

• Birth

• Immigration

• Emigration

Choose the three kinds of rights all citizens have:

• basic freedoms

• protection from unfair government actions

• equal treatment under the law

• paying taxes

The two most common ways of obtaining citizenship in the U.S. are by ____________________________ or _______________.

• Naturalization

• Birth

• moving to the US

• marrying someone who is not a U.S. Citizen

How old do you have to be to start the process of naturalization?

• 18 years old

• 21 years old

• 3 months old

• 35 years old

Three personal protections intended to protect citizens from unfair government actions include (choose 3)

• Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

• Right to bear arms

• freedom from being forced to house soldiers

• freedom of speech

Civic Responsibilities include those that involve ____________________ and _________________________. (choose two)

• government

• community

• home

• family

Another term for Citizens' basic rights and freedoms is _________________________.

• civil rights

• personal rights

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

Our guaranteed rights also have _____________ _____________ so that when we exercise them, we don't put others in danger or infringe upon their rights.

• sensible limits

• no limits

What law has given people the right to access to buildings and education that was not guaranteed when the Constitution was written?

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Selective Service

• Naturalization