Civics and Economics

What is a citizen?

• A person who lives in a country temporarily but has no legal rights there.

• A person who is legally recognized as a member of a country and has both rights and responsibilities.

• A person who travels frequently between countries but is not tied to any specific one.

• A person who works for the government but does not have voting rights

What is a right?

• A rule that only applies to certain groups of people within a society.

• Something a person should do.

• Something a person has to do.

• Freedoms protected by the law for all citizens of the US.

What is a responsibility?

• A privilege to do whatever one wants without considering the impact on others.

• A suggestion to follow rules and laws, but with no consequences for ignoring them.

• A right protected by the law.

• A duty or something you should, like paying taxes.

Which are examples of rights?

• Freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and the right to vote.

• Paying taxes, serving on a jury, and obeying traffic laws.

• Choosing not to participate in government, refusing to follow laws, and avoiding taxes.

• Attending school, respecting others, and following the law.

Which are examples of responsibilities of US citizens?

• Pay taxes, obey laws, vote

• Freedom of speech and religion

• The right to a free education

• The right to due process and assemble peacefully

____________ are things you are required to do, including paying taxes, serving on a jury, and obeying laws.

• Rights

• Responsibilities

• Citizens

• The Constitution

Which Amendment granted all men the right to vote?

• 15th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 26th

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

• 15th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 26th

What amendment gives Washington D.C. the right to vote and participate in the Electoral College?

• 15th

• 23rd

• 24th

• 26th

Which amendment ended poll taxes?

• 16th

• 19th

• 23rd

• 24th