Citizenship 20-21

What is left to do to become a citizen once you have passed the history test on the government?

• Live in the US another 3 years

• Have at least one child

• Take an oath promising to support the US Constitution

• Vote for at least one person who will win a federal election

Which duty of citizenship is required by law?

• Paying taxes

• Volunteering

• Knowing about current events

• voting in elections

In the United States, what role do citizens have in government?

• They directly take part in all government decisions

• They elect government officials who make decisions for them

• They accept all decisions made by their leaders

• They elect all public officials

Which statement best describe what passing the citizenship test shows about the person taking the test?

• The person is likely to adjust easily to life in a new country

• The person has completed all of the forms necessary for citizenship

• The person knows basics facts about US government and history

• The person will be able to get a job to support his or her family

What are some good ways to be a good citizen

• Obey laws

• Be disrespectful

• Respect others

• Be responsible

Which statements best describe qualities of good citizens?

• They study history

• Volunteer their time

• Spend money

• Go to college

• Vote in elections

How did the 15 Amendment change African Americans life?

• Made slavery illegal

• African American men were able to run for Congress

• African American men received the right to vote

• African American men and women received the right to vote

What did abolitionists in the North fight for in the mid-1800s

• Wanted states to have more rights

• To end the practice of slavery in the North

• South to secede from the Union

• To end the practice of slavery in the South

What did Martin Luther King Jr, push to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Organized a union of farm workers

• Led nonviolent protests to support civil rights

• Refused to give up his seat up on a segregated bus in Montgomery

• Served on the Supreme Court

The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 in New York is important because

• It happened on the last day of the Civil War

• It made slavery illegal in the United States

• It was the first women's rights convention held in the United States

• It granted women the right to vote