Civics - Unit 1 Test (Last Chance)

What is the correct definition of immigration?

• What is the correct definition of immigration?

• What is the correct definition of immigration?

• the forcible removal of an illegal alien from a country and the return of that person to the country of his or her birth

Which statement about the origins of the American population is true?

• Most Americans descend from people who first populated the continent 20,000 years ago.

• Most Americans are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants.

• More than any other factor, a high birth rate in the 1800s dramatically increased the American population.

Which statement accurately describes immigration's influence on America's population?

• Immigration has made America's population more geographically isolated.

• Immigration has made America's population exceptionally homogenous.

• Immigration has made America's population among the most diverse of any nation.

Why is the family important to American society?

• The family is the only social institution that allows Americans to express their patriotism.

• The family is a uniquely American social institution that is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.

• The family is the center of American social life and the primary social institution in which Americans learn their values.

Which shared American value is explicitly stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• that all citizens, regardless of age, should have the right to vote

• that everyone is entitled to equal treatment under the law

• that slavery should not exist in America

Which term describes the study of the rights and duties of citizens?

• citizenship

• civics

• social values

Which person is a citizen of the United States?

• A woman who is loyal to the United States and who is legally entitled to the rights and protections granted by the United States government because she was born in the United States.

• A woman who visits the United States and who admires the rights and protections that the United States government offers individuals despite her having been born in Canada.

• A woman who has a younger brother who was born in the United States and who is loyal to America, but who herself was born in Australia to Australian parents.

Which statement accurately defines a civic duty and a civic responsibility?

• A civic duty is something a citizen does willingly; a civic responsibility is something a citizen is forced to do.

• A civic duty is something a citizen must do; a civic responsibility is something a citizen should do.

• A civic duty is something a citizen wants to do; a civic responsibility is something a citizen needs to do.

Why do citizens have a responsibility to be informed?

• Why do citizens have a responsibility to be informed?

• Informed citizens are excused from certain civic duties.

• Government decisions affect citizens' lives.

What is one purpose of government?

• keep order in society and resolve society's conflicts

• punish citizens who fail to meet their civic responsibilities

• limit the power that citizens can exert on their leaders