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YISD MS SS 7th SHOWDOWN #3 The Texas/U.S. Connection

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

a)

the United States.

b)

the Supremacy Clause.

c)

the Necessary and Proper Clause.

d)

Federalism.

2.

Which of the following is a requirement of citizens and residents?

a)

Register and vote

b)

Hold elective office

c)

Keep informed

d)

Pay taxes

3.

Which is an example of a civic responsibility?

a)

Bashing political candidates on social media.

b)

Voting and staying informed.

c)

Getting to work or school on time every day.

d)

Paying the bills on time monthly.

4.

Which is an example of a civic responsibility?

a)

Freedom to have cats

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Serving as a juror

d)

Freedom to work

5.

What is citizenship?

a)

Something that is given automatically when a person moves to a different country.

b)

Being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law.

c)

Having some, but not all, rights and responsibilities when living in a country.

d)

Being an elected official who makes the laws that all others must abide.

6.

Registering and voting in elections is a

a)

requirement

b)

responsibility

7.

Why was the Bill of Rights created?

a)

To prevent individual rights from being violated.

b)

To ban slavery within the nation.

c)

Increase power over the state governments.

d)

Decrease power over the state governments.

8.

Which principle of government refers to people selecting their representatives?

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Republicanism

d)

Checks and Balances

9.

At what age does the First Amendment officially begin to protect a person's free speech rights?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

16

d)

There is no minimum age.

10.

What freedom entitles us to write a letter to the government when change is needed?

a)

Press

b)

Petition

c)

Assembly

d)

Speech

11.

Speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.

Which amendment to the Bill of Rights protects those freedoms?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

12.

What freedom gives you the right to hold and express an opinion just long as you are not threatening the safety of anyone?

a)

Press

b)

Petition

c)

Assembly

d)

Speech

13.

What freedom gives us the right to gather in groups to protest peacefully?

a)

Assembly

b)

Press

c)

Petition

d)

Speech

14.

What freedom gives you the right to practice the faith of your choice?

a)

Religion

b)

Press

c)

Speech

d)

Assembly

15.

When journalists report on what is happening in Washington, and the government doesn't like the report, what freedom protects them?

a)

Speech

b)

Assembly

c)

Petition

d)

Press

16.

Whenever the U.S. military goes to war, some citizens gather in Washington, D.C. to protest sending the army to fight in foreign lands.


Which first amendment freedom protects their right to gather peacefully?

a)

Speech

b)

Assembly

c)

Petition

d)

Press

17.

What term do we use for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Preamble to the United States Constitution

d)

Introduction to the United States Constitution

18.

Your freedom to assemble is limited by which of the following?

a)

The beliefs or stance the protestors are advocating.

b)

If it interferes with the rights of others.

c)

The willingness of the community to permit the assembly.

d)

Whether the protestors are critical of the government.

19.

The Texas Constitution, in Article I, sections 8 and 27 protects the “liberty to speak, write or publish … opinions on any subject,” and “the right … to assemble.


Which amendment in the Bill of Rights also protects those freedoms?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

20.

What do the Texas Constitution and the U.S. Constitution have in common?

a)

The both create 3 branches of governments limited by the principles of government.

b)

They both require citizens to vote and run for office.

c)

Paying taxes is optional in both Constitutions.

d)

Neither includes individual rights.