Citizenship

In this 1871 cartoon, a police officer orders a Native American to "move on" from the voting polls around which are clustered stereotyped "naturalized" Americans.

Based on the cartoon, which of the following positions do you believe the artist would most likely have supported?

• Native Americans should be granted full U.S. citizenship

• Native American land should be given to naturalized citizens

• Native Americans should be denied voting rights

• Native Americans, and not immigrants, are the "real" Americans

Under American law, which of the following would not be considered a United States citizen?

• any baby born in the United States to two foreign parents

• any baby born overseas to non-American citizens

• any baby born in the United States to American parents

• any baby born overseas to American parents

Which statement correctly identifies the most important duty of a citizen?

• attending school is a citizen's most important duty because democracy requires that all citizens be active

• obeying the law is a citizen's most important duty because laws have been established to maintain safety and public order

• tolerance is a citizen's most important duty because the United States is a diverse society

• voting is a citizen's most important duty because the states rely on elected officials for leadership

Which is a defining characteristic of both absolute monarchies and dictatorships?

• both allow significant citizen participation in government

• both have a variety of political parties

• both are ruled by a single national leader

• both are ruled by a king or queen

A citizen is a community member who has certain rights and responsibilities. All people living in the United States, whether they are citizens, have rights that are protected by the Constitution. These rights are protections that cannot be taken away. Citizenship offers a person living in the United States certain additional rights. Everyone has the right to:

• attend school and be treated fairly by police officers and the court system

• vote in elections

• get a U.S. passport

• run for elected office

The ______________of U.S. citizenship are the things that citizens _________ do.

• obligations/duties

  must

• responsibilities

  must

• responsibilites

  can

• obligations

  offer to

Males ages 18-25 MUST register with the ___________________ in order to defend the nation if called on.

• government

• House of Representatives

• Selective Service

• Senate

The __________________________ affects American society, government and political process.

• constitutional process

• political process

• naturalization process

• immigrant process

________________=any person born on American soil is automatically an American citizen.

• "Law of naturalization"

• "Law of Citizenship"

• "Law of Soil"

• "Law of Blood"

The ____ amendment provides a second constitutional means of becoming a U.S, citizen

• 14th

• 8th

• 9th

• 5th