Roles of Citizens Quiz

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"An individual who gains full citizenship in a country other than that of their birth"

• naturalized citizen

• social action

• political rights

• political action

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"All of the implicit (constitutionally guaranteed) and implied (by natural laws) rights of a citizen in a free society"

• resident alien

• social action

• nation of nations

• political rights

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"A foreign-born inhabitant"

• civil rights

• resident alien

• nation of nations

• melting pot

_______________ is defined as loyalty to country, government, ruler, group, or cause.

• Loyalty

• Duty

• Honor

• Allegiance

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"America is peopled by millions of immigrants of different races, religions, languages, and ethnic backgrounds"

• naturalized citizen

• social action

• nation of nations

• political action

Read the following paragraph and indicate how the citizens are exercising their rights and responsibilities.

"All of the homeowners on the block went together to talk to Mr. Smith about letting his dogs run loose in the neighborhood. Some brought pictures of their gardens that the dogs had dug up. Others offered to help install a fence around his yard if he paid for the materials."

• they are engaging in a political action

• they are engaging in a social action

• they are engaging in law enforcement

• they are engaging in civil disobedience

Effective citizens in a constitutional democracy require certain beliefs, commitments, and skills in order to use their rights and responsibilities effectively. In city council meetings, a sense of fairness allows citizens to share their concerns, ideas, and opinions with elected officials. Even if their ideas are outrageous, city council members practice civility by respecting and tolerating the opinions of others.

Which belief, commitment, or skill does this describe?

• civic values

• civic principles

• civic skills

• civic dispositions

Choose the term that best matches the definition below.

"Something like a republic; that is, self-governing communities of equals whose members were expected to help serve the good of all

• spirit of association

• commonwealth

• orthodoxy

• common good

Define "citizen."

• A member of a country by law with rights and privileges from its government.

• Any member of a group that shares certain characteristics or traits.

• Loyalty to a country, government, ruler, cause, or group.

• Status is determined solely by the place of one's birth.

Read carefully the following paragraph and select the characteristic of American society that it best describes. (pg. 347, G)

"I have never seen anything like it. The crowd in the city council meeting was as diverse as it could be. Rich people teamed up with poor people; people of different nationalities and races spoke as one; and clergy from four different churches and religions were all there to find a better solution to the proposal to put a new dump inside the city limits."

• natural rights philosophy

• civil rights

• spirit of association

• civil disobedience