Civics Unit Florida

Select all requirements of naturalization.

• pass a civics test and interview

• live in the US for 5 years

• be in the military

• take an Oath of Allegiance

• democracy will fail

• common good will suffer

• citizen will be charged with a crime

• citizen will be fined

Read the following information and answer the question below. According to the rule of law, all individuals and governments are accountable to the law. The law is supreme and requires equal enforcement and equality of persons. What is the most important reason for nations to follow the rule of law?

• To endorse political power

• To ensure safety and security

• To maintain open trade agreements

• To provide services for health and education

• Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process

• Amendment I (free press) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

• Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment VI (due process)

• Amendment IX (Unenumerated rights) and Amendment IV (search and seizure

What are primary elections?

• The first elections held each year.

• Elections for school board members.

• Elections to fill the most important offices.

• When voters choose who they want on the ballot in a later election.

The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?

• convene both Houses, in case of disagreement

• carry out laws passed by Congress

• receive ambassadors and other public ministers

• give Congress information on the State of the Union

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CPI.1.C.4

Level 2

Which statement best describes the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) on American society?

• It prohibited slavery in the United States

• It gave African Americans the right to vote

• It ended unfair treatment of African Americans in society

• It established the legal separation of races in the United States

Read the summary of the Hazelwood School District v. Kulmeier and answer the question below. Students enrolled in the Journalism II class at Hazelwood East High School were responsible for writing and editing the school's paper The Spectrum. Two of the articles submitted for publication in the final edition of the paper contained stories on divorce and teenage pregnancy. The divorce article featured a story about a girl who blamed her father's actions for her parents' divorce. The teenage pregnancy article featured stories in which pregnant students at Hazelwood East shared their experiences. To ensure their privacy, the girls' names were changed in the article. The school principal felt that the subjects of these two articles were inappropriate. He concluded that journalistic fairness required that the father in the divorce article be informed of the story and be given an opportunity to comment. He also stated his concerns that simply changing the names of the girls in the teenage pregnancy article may not be sufficient to protect their anonymity and that this topic may not be suitable for the younger students. As a result, he prohibited these articles from being published in the paper. Because there was no time to edit the paper if it were to go to press before the end of the school year, entire pages were eliminated. The student journalists then brought suit to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging that their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech had been violated. The U.S. District Court concluded that they were not. The students appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which reversed the ruling, stating that the students' rights had been violated. The school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court...(which) reversed the decision of the Eighth Circuit. The decision of the school principal to prohibit the publishing of certain articles deemed to be inappropriate does not violate the student journalists' First Amendment right of freedom of speech. Source:Public Domain/United States Courts Which other landmark case decision supports this ruling?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• West Side Community Schools v. Mergens

• It led to the 15th Amendment, allowing racial minorities to vote

• It led to the 19th Amendment, allowing women to vote

• It led to the 26th Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote

• It led to the 26th Amendment, allowing 21-year-olds to vote

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 25 years old & citizen for 9 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 7 years

• 30 years old & citizen for 9 years