Foundations of US Government

The philosophical and scientific move toward reason in the eighteenth century was known as the

• Glorious Revolution.

• Protestant Reformation.

• Enlightenment.

• Peace of Westphalia.

The Enlightenment was a change from previous thinking; BEFORE the Enlightenment, answers to life’s big questions were provided by

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• Science

• Logic

• The Church

• The King

Unlike Jefferson, Locke believed that unalienable rights included life, liberty, and

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• the pursuit of happiness.

• equality.

• equity.

• property.

Jus Sanguinis means that you

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• Are automatically a citizen if you’re born in the United States.

• Can vote whenever you reach adulthood.

• Are automatically a citizen if one of your parents is a U.S. citizen.

• Cannot be put on trial without a lawyer.

In order to become a United States citizen, someone must complete an application, pass an interview with a civics examination, and  

• live in the United States for at least ten years.

• swear an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and its constitution.

• have paid at least three years of income taxes.

• complete voter registration.

In order to guarantee that a potential citizen has familiarity with English and civic standards, applicants must

• Submit an essay describing why they want to be a citizen

• Successfully pass an exam

• Have at least three references from citizens

• Be married to a U.S. Citizen

Which of the following is a natural-born citizen?

• Someone born in the United States to Hmong parents who are not U.S. citizens.

• Someone who becomes a U.S. citizen when his parents go through the naturalization process.

• Someone who legally lives in the United States for five years before applying for citizenship.

• Someone who marries a U.S. citizen, expediting the citizenship process.

If an individual lies on his/her citizenship application, his/her citizenship can be revoked in a process known as

• limited recourse.

• Jus sanguinis.

• denaturalization.

• blacklisting.

When men from 12/13 colonies met to discuss revising the previous government or creating a new one, it was at an event known as

• The Committee of Twelve.

• The American Revolution

• The Constitutional Convention.

• The Enlightenment

The Constitutional Convention was held in this city, which was the capital at the time.

• New York City

• Washington, DC

• Philadelphia

• Boston