Florida Civics Chapter 1

What is the legal process by which a non native citizen becomes a U.S. citizen?

• homogenization

• Pasteurization

• maturation

• Naturalization

The process of finding out how many people live in the U.S. is called?

• Censure

• Congress

• Census

• century

People that are trying to escape dangers from their home country are called?

• Refugees

• Refuse

• Expendables

• Experts

What type of government is one that reigns an empire with a king or a queen?

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

In a direct democracy who decides legislation?

• The people

• Elected Representatives

• An elite group

• convicted felons

A structured government where total power rests with a group of only a few is called?

• representative democracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

What person was responsible for the idea of separation of powers?

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Baron Montesquieu

Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Locke

• Baron Montesquieu

Whose idea of natural rights inspired the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Baron Montesquieu

• John Locke

A person who rules with complete and absolute power and most likely took power by force:

• Democrat

• Republican

• Dictator

• Libertarian