Citizenship-Role of the Citizen Week 3 Review

What is meant by a constituted authority, such as the US Congress?

• An authority unified or working on a common goal

• An authority composed of various elements or diverse interests

• An authority limited in scope or controlled by greater forces

• An authority appointed or lawfully elected

The Preamble to the Bill of Responsibilities says that freedom and responsibility are _______ and _______.

• separate and immutable

• mutual and inseparable

• mutual and interchangeable

Through custom or agreement, groups of people establish rules known as _______ to guide or restrict them in behaviors or procedures.

• laws

• rituals

• constitutions

• statutes

Citizenship is a reciprocal relationship: citizens owe the country loyalty and the country owes its citizens _______.

• order

• support

• protection

• education

A good citizen views _______ as the price for public services.

• a free-market economy

• taxes

• equal opportunity

• social action

What term is used to refer to the inclination of Americans to band together to confront problems of common interest?

• Spirit of cooperation

• Spirit of community

• Spirit of association

• Spirit of mutuality

The 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1971, lowered the voting age to:

• 17 years old with consent of parents or legal guardians

• 19 years old

• 21 years old

• 18 years old

Which of the following are ways a person can become an American citizen? (Choose all that apply)

• by act of Congress

• by getting a job

• by naturalization

• by birth

What legal term is used to refer to the right to US citizenship based on being born in a foreign country to an American citizen?

• Jus Soli

• Jus Civile

• Jus Populi

• Jus Sanguinis

What legal term is used to refer to the right to US citizenship based on being born on American soil?

• Jus Sanguinis

• Jus Civile

• Jus Soli

• Jus Populi