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Civics EOC- Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A legal member of a country is a ___________.

a)

Citizen

b)

Resident

c)

President

d)

Alien

2.

Name the three ways a person can become a U.S. citizen.

a)

Law of Blood (Parents are citizens)

b)

Born Here (Law of Soil)

c)

Live here for 14 years

d)

Naturalization Process

3.

What are obligations, or duties, of U.S. citizens?

a)

Obey Laws

b)

Pay Taxes

c)

Jury Duty

d)

Serve in the Military

4.

Rights guaranteed by Amendment I

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Freedom of Petition

d)

Freedom of Search and Seizure

5.

How can a person’s constitutional rights can be limited?

a)

Slander

b)

Libel

c)

Infringing on the rights of others

d)

Privacy

6.

Rights guaranteed by the IV (4th) Amendment.

a)

Due Process

b)

Right to an Attorney

c)

No Search and Seizure

d)

No Double Jeopardy

7.

Rights guaranteed by the V (5th) Amendment.

a)

No Double Jeopardy

b)

Require a Grand Jury

c)

Not to witness against oneself

d)

Eminent Domain

8.

Why did the Founding Fathers, or Framers, included the II Amendment with respect to militias?

a)

Militias are made up of citizen soldiers to protect the country or their state

b)

To form the Army to protect the country

c)

So people can Hunt

9.

Why did the Framers include the III Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

a)

Because during the time of British colonial rule colonists were required to shelter British soldiers

b)

Any “unlisted” individual rights are retained by the people

c)

Guaranteed the right of “suffrage” regardless of “previous condition of servitude”

d)

Outlawed the use of poll taxes as a requirement for voting

10.

Explain the IX (9th) Amendment

a)

right of “suffrage” regardless of “previous condition of servitude”

b)

abolished slavery in the U.S

c)

“unlisted” individual rights are retained by the people

d)

lower the voting age of U.S. citizens to 18

11.

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S?

a)

14

b)

13

c)

15

d)

19

12.

Which Amendment guaranteed due process, equal protection under the law and granted rights of citizenship to African Americans?

a)

26

b)

14

c)

15

d)

13

13.

Which Amendment guaranteed the right of “suffrage” regardless of “previous condition of servitude”?

a)

19

b)

26

c)

15

d)

14

14.

Which Amendment, ratified in 1920, guaranteed women’s suffrage?

a)

26

b)

19

c)

15

d)

14

15.

Which Amendment outlawed the use of poll taxes as a requirement for voting?

a)

13

b)

19

c)

26

d)

24

16.

In the wake of the Vietnam War, which Amendment was added to lower the voting age of U.S. citizens to 18?

a)

24

b)

26

c)

19

d)

15

17.

What Landmark Supreme Court case resulted in the principle of Judicial Review?

a)

US vs. Nixon

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Bush v Gore

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

18.

What Landmark Supreme Court case justified segregation and established the principle of “separate but equal”?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

19.

What Landmark Supreme Court case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision by ruling that separate facilities were not equal and ended segregation in schools?

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

20.

What Landmark Supreme Court case required states to provide free legal help to those who could not afford representation in court?

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Gideon v Wainwright

c)

in re Gault

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

21.

What Landmark Supreme Court case ruled that an individual’s rights begin at the time of their arrest and required that individuals be notified of these rights?

a)

Gideon v Wainwright

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

in re Gault

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

22.

What Landmark Supreme Court case ruled that juveniles accused of crimes receive the same due process as adults?

a)

Gideon v Wainwright

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

in re Gault

d)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

23.

What Landmark Supreme Court case expanded interpretation of the First Amendment right to free speech in schools to also include freedom of expression?

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

in re Gault

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

24.

What Landmark Supreme Court case limited freedom of press in school publications?

a)

Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

b)

Tinker v Des Moines

c)

New Jersey v T.L.O.

d)

in re Gault

25.

The Supreme Court ruled in ________that “executive privilege” is only extended when connected to national security.

a)

United States v Nixon

b)

Bush v Gore

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

United States v Clinton

26.

What Landmark Supreme Court case ruled that the Supreme Court could overrule a state court’s decisions on state laws (in regards to Election 2000)?

a)

Bush v Gore

b)

United States v Nixon

c)

United States v Bush

d)

United States v Gore

27.

No one is above the law...not even the president.

a)

Bush v. Gore

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

U.S. v. Nixon

28.

Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Bush v. Gore

c)

U.S. v. Nixon

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

29.

What is an Example of a Civic Responsibility?

a)

Running for political office

b)

Paying Income Taxes

c)

Getting drafted

d)

Jury Duty

30.

Holding a meeting to discuss support of a Politician is an example of:

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Freedom of Assembly

d)

Freedom of Petition