Civics - First Semester Exam Review

What is the definition of a citizen?

• A person who is a legal member of a country and should receive protection from its government

• A person who serves in the military of their country.

• A person who lives in the country of their birth.

• A person who pays taxes and votes.

What 1857 Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans were never intended to be citizens?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• U.S. Government vs. Dred Scott

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

The Amendment that defines U.S. citizenship & how someone becomes a citizen; everyone is to be treated equally and the laws apply fairly to everyone known as the "Equal Protection Clause"

• 1st Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

if a child is born in another country, but both parents are U.S. citizens, the child is automatically a U.S. citizen

• law of naturalization

• law of immigrants

• law of soil

• law of blood

Which statement completes the title for the diagram?

• Joining the Military Service

• Obtaining a Driver’s License

• Receiving a Social Security Card

• Becoming a Naturalized Citizen

The picture below is a jury summons. Why are U.S. citizens obligated to serve on juries?

• It protects the constitutional right to confront one’s accuser.

• It guarantees court hearings remain public.

• It protects the constitutional right to be tried in a court of law by one’s peers.

• It guarantees courts provide probable cause.

Which practice is part of the obligation of a United States citizen to help defend the nation?

• serve on a jury

• register for Selective Service

• keep informed about national issues

• vote in all elections

In early United States, political power was limited to a small group of white landowners (RICH PEOPLE). What type of government is described here?

• oligarchy

• socialism

• monarchy

• representative democracy

In the United States, citizens elect representatives to federal, state, and local government positions. These representatives make decision for the people. What type of government is described here?

• monarchy

• communism

• socialism

• representative democracy

Which system of government does the United States have?

• federal government

• parliamentary government

• unitary government