Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities/Bill of Rights

Which of the following are responsibilities of U.S. citizens?

• Volunteering at a soup kitchen

• Staying informed and voting

• Setting up a neighborhood watch program

• Following the law and respecting law enforcement officers

Which amendment below allowed African American males the right to vote?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which term below means the constitutional right to vote?

• naturalization

• amend

• franchise

• apathy

This amendment allowed all women in the U.S. the right to vote in 1920.

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

Which statement below demonstrates a citizen influencing his/her government?

• Suzie knits sweaters and donates them to a homeless shelter

• Boris writes a letter to his senator explaining the dangers of shell oil drilling in his neighborhood

• Miguel and his Boy Scout troop rake leaves and plant flowers for the elderly in the community

• Yvonne writes a report about United States Veterans and their heroic experiences in the Middle East

Which of the following is a government in which people rule themselves either directly or indirectly?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

Which of the following is a government in which the citizens elect representatives who will make decisions for them?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

This is known as the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• apathy

• suffrage

• Bill of Rights

• trial by jury

The first amendment consists of which rights?

• the right to bear arms

• rights to a speedy, public and jury trial

• religion, assembly, unreasonable searches and seizures

• religion, assembly, press, petition and speech

This amendment guarantees the right to privacy and protects people from unreasonable searches or seizures.

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 8th Amendment