HGMS Mini Assessment #1 Review 2024

This document was part of a summons to perform an important civic duty.  Why is it important for citizens to meet the obligation requested in this document? 

• to guarantee our right to confront witnesses.

• to preserve constitutional limits on governmental power.

• to guarantee our right to be judged by a jury of our peers.

• to protect our right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 

How does the Fourteenth Amendment define citizenship?

• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

• All persons born in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

• All persons naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S.

• All persons who apply for citizenship, are citizens of the U.S.

Maria was born in Italy to an American father and an Italian mother- is she a U.S. citizen? Why?

• Yes, Law of Soil

• Yes, Law of Blood

• No, she would need to be naturalized

• No, Maria is an Italian Citizen

Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen?

• Marrying a U.S. citizen and having a child with that person

• Being a legal resident of the U.S. for at least five years

• Gaining employment in the U.S. for at least two years

• Reaching age eighteen while living in the U.S. capital

Which is NOT a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen?

• Be employed with a job

• Have a good moral character

• Pass a naturalization test

• Speak English

Something a person SHOULD DO

• Responsibility

• Naturalization

• Citizen

• Selective Service

a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for possible military service is called...

• the common good

• selective service system (SSS)

• petitioning the government

• political participation

What is a requirement, something a person or government has to do?

• Obligation

• Responsibility

In rule of law, we are ruled by ...

• man

• laws

• a few men

• the President

This figure is a

symbol of the American justice system. What does the blindfold covering the figure’s eyes represent?

• equality under the law

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• natural law