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WorksheetsCIVICS BEE
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
Name the amendment with the right of freedom of speech
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What is libel?
written lies
spoken lies
what is slander?
written lies
spoken lies
What supreme Court tells us that students do have freedom of speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v Arizona
Hazelwood v. Khulmeier
What supreme court case limits the students’ freedom of speech?
Hazelwood v. Khulmeier
In re Gault
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
Name the amendment that defines what is citizenship
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What is law of blood?
when at least one your parents is a U.S. Citizen
when you're born in U.S. territory
when you're required to donate blood to determine you nationality
The process to become a US citizen
What is law of soil?
when at least one of your parents is a US citizen
when you're born in the U.S. territory
The process of becoming a US citizen
A law that says you're bound only to the land you were born in
How long do you have to live in the US before applying for citizenship?
5 years
5 months
3 to 4 years
2 years
What supreme Court case gave is “separate but equal” was ok?
Plessy V. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
What supreme court case overturn the “separate but equal” decision?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
In re Gault
Name the amendment that deals with “right to bear arms”
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Name the amendment that deals with “no quartering of troops”
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Name the amendment that protects citizens from “unreasonable search and seizures”
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Name the amendment that gives citizens the right to remain silent.
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Which Supreme Court case dealt with the “right to remain silent”?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
In re Gault
Marbury v Madison
What is Eminent domain?
you cannot be charged of the same crime after you were found innocent
Government cannot take away your property without compensation
The government cannot make a law and arrest you for committing the act before the law existed.
protection from cruel and unusual punishment
what is double jeopardy?
you cannot be charged of the same crime after you were found innocent
Government cannot take away your property without compensation
The government cannot make a law and arrest you for committing the act before the law existed.
protection from cruel and unusual punishment
what is ex po facto law?
you cannot be charged of the same crime after you were found innocent
Government cannot take away your property without compensation
The government cannot make a law and arrest you for committing the act before the law existed.
protection from cruel and unusual punishment
name the amendment that deals with trial by jury in a criminal case
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Name the amendment that gives citizens the right to an attorney
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Which supreme Court case dealt with the violation of not being assigned an attorney?
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
In re Gault
Marbury v Madison
Name the amendment that deals with the right to a trial in civil cases
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Name the amendment that protects citizens from “cruel and unusual punishment”
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Name the amendment that makes sure rights not mentioned are still protected
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Name the amendment that gives rights to the states
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Name the amendment that abolished slavery
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What does abolish mean?
make illegal
approve
reject
right to vote
Name the amendment that protects citizens from being discriminated from voting based on color or race
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Name the amendment that gave women suffrage
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What is suffrage?
right to vote
make illegal
approve
reject
Name the amendment that abolished poll taxes
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What does poll taxes mean?
taxes to pay before voting
taxes to pay at the toll booth
taxes to pay at the end of the year
Same as sale taxes
Name the amendment that lowered the voting age to 18
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Which founding document deals with trial by jury and limiting government?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Which founding document deals with limiting government and influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Which founding document deals with self-government?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Which founding document deals with social contract?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Which founding document deals with convincing colonists to declare independence?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
What was the name of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet?
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Bill of Rights
Which enlightenment thinker gave our founding fathers the ideas of natural rights?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Which enlightenment thinker inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the declaration of independence?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Which enlightenment thinker gave our founding fathers the idea of social contract?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Which enlightenment thinker gave our founding fathers the idea three branches?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
James Madison
Which enlightenment thinker gave our founding fathers the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
James Madison
Which enlightenment thinker gave our founding fathers the idea of checks and balances?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
James Madison
What is social contract?
A digital contract you must sign before using facebook
People obey laws as long as the government protects their rights
A physical contract that you must sign before applying for citizenship
A physical contact that you must sign before purchasing a house
What are the three natural rights according to John Locke?
Life, Liberty and property
liberty, freedom and pursuit of happiness
property, pursuit of happiness and fairness
fairness, life and property
What was the name of the war that led Parliament to enact taxes to the Colonists?
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
French and Indian war
What does the phrase no taxation without representation mean?
Colonists felt it was unfair to pay taxes without being able to represent themselves in government
colonists felt it was unfair to tax parliament
Colonists felt that John Locke's Natural rights were not represented in the U.S. Constitution
Colonists felt that Montesquieu's idea of checks and balances was not represented in the Declaration of Independence
What does boycott mean?
A type of protest in which someone refuses to purchase certain products
A type of protest in which the colonists dumped tea over Boston Harbor
A type of protest in which people carry sings
A type of protest in which sign a petition
What was the name of the event in which colonists dressed up as native Americans and dumped tea over Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Boston Harbor Protest
Why did the Boston Tea Party occur?
Parliament passed the Tea Act
Parliament passed the Intolerable Act
Parliament wanted to celebrate the King's visit to Boston Harbor
Parliament wanted to have a peaceful gathering with the Colonists
Which act forced the colonists to house troops in their homes at peace time?
Quartering Act
Tea Act
Homecoming Act
Troops Act
What does unalienable rights mean?
rights that cannot be taken away
rights that are not given to aliens
rights only given to Natural born citizens
rights only given to Naturalized citizens
What are our three unalienable rights?
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
Life, Freedom and right to an attorney
Right to a jury, liberty an property
life, property and right to an attorney
What does grievances mean?
reject
approve
complaints
veto
Which phrase means that the king took away the Colonists' ability to make their own laws?
"dissolve legislatures"
"no trial by jury"
"provide for the common defense"
"we the people"
“He has refused to allow us to have trials buy a jury of our own peers” who is “He”?
The King
The President
John Locke
Thomas Paine
What is the name of our first Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Condensation
U.S. Constitution
Preamble to the US constitution
How many branches did we have under the Articles of Confederation?
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3
6
5
What branches were we missing under the Articles of Confederation?
executive and legislative
executive and judicial
judicial and legislative
none
Government couldn’t enforce laws because the Articles of Confederation was missing which branch?
executive
judicial
legilsative
three
Government was only able to make laws because it only had this branch
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
olive branch
which of the following was a weakness under the articles of confederation?
Out of the three branches, the Legislative branch was too powerful
Congress could not regulate trade
Congress was forcing the colonists to pay taxes without representing them
The President was acting like a king
Which statements are true about the articles of confederation? Click all that apply (you will have more than one answer)
There was no national court system
The Federalists wanted to toss them and start from scratch
It was replaced by the U.S. Constitution
The Anti-Federalists wanted to fix them
I gave too much power to the Federal government
what was the significance of Shay's Rebellion?
Showed the new US Government that a stronger national government was necessary
It was the final straw that led Colonists declare independence from Great Britain
It was the immediate cause of the Boston Massacre
It resulted in the French and Indian War
This event assured the new government that the Articles of Confederation was too weak and that stronger Federal Government was necessary.
Shay's Rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Thomas Paine's publication of his pamphlet "Common Sense"
The Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Name the two groups that came out of the argument about what to do with the Articles of Confederation
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Federalists and the Republicans
Democratic-Republicans and the Patriots
The Patriots and the Anti-Federalists
Which ideas are associated with the Anti-Federalists (Click all that apply) There's more than one correct answer.
wanted to keep and fix the articles of confederation
did not want to ratify the U.S. Consitution
wanted a bill of rights to guarantee people's rights
didn't think that a bill of rights was necessary
Were afraid that a strong central government will take away the rights of the people and the states
Which ideas are associated with the Federalists (Click all that apply) There's more than one correct answer.
wanted a strong central government to unite the country
wanted to add a bill of rights
did not think that a bill of rights was necessary
wanted to ratify the constitution
thought that a president might become just like a king
what does ratify mean?
approve
right to vote
abolish
make illegal
what is the introduction of the U.S. Constitution called?
Preamble
List of Grievances
Resolution
Amendments
What does the phrase “We the people” mean?
The people are the ultimate source of power
To keep peace within the country
To protect the citizens of the country
To have fairness under the law for everyone
What does the phrase “to ensure domestic tranquility mean”?
The people are the ultimate source of power
To keep peace within the country
To protect the citizens of the country
To have fairness under the law for everyone
What does the phrase “to provide for the common defense” mean?
The people are the ultimate source of power
To keep peace within the country
To protect the citizens of the country
To have fairness under the law for everyone
What does the phrase "establish justice" mean?
The people are the ultimate source of power
To keep peace within the country
To protect the citizens of the country
To have fairness under the law for everyone
This branch is mentioned in article 1 of the constitution
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Olive branch
This branch is mentioned in article 2 of the constitution
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Olive branch
This branch is mentioned in article 3 of the constitution
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Olive branch
Which of these is mentioned in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution? (Click all that apply)- There's more than one correct answer.
Qualification for someone who wants to run for U.S. Senate
The length of term for the U.S. President
Qualification for someone who wants to run for U.S. House of Representatives
Impeachment procedures for a governmental official
Libel means written lies
true
flase
slander means spoken lies
true
false
which of the following is an example of libel
A news reporter writing lies about a political candidate in the newspaper
An individual being interviewed on live television and spreading false rumors about their political candidate
An individual admitting to a crime
An individual not allowed to contact his or her attorney
Click all that apply to John Locke. (There's more than one correct answer)
separation of powers
Social contract
natural rights
influenced the declaration of independence
checks and balances
Click all that apply to Montesquieu. (There's more than one correct answer)
Checks and balances
natural rights
social contract
separation of powers
influenced the declaration of independence
Ratifying an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the following
2/3 votes of congress
3/4 votes of state legislatures
60% of voter approval
Voter initiative
Before an Amendment is Ratified to the U.S Constitution, what must happen?
2/3 of congress must approve a proposal
3/4 of state legislatures must approve the amendment
3/4 of Congress must approve a proposal
60% of voters must approve a proposal
Click all that apply to the Republican party (There's more than one correct answer)
They're known as conservatives
Their symbol is an elephant
Their symbol is a donkey
They're known as liberals
They prefer smaller government
Click all that apply to the Democrats (There's more than one correct answer)
They're known as liberals
They're known as conservatives
Their symbol is a donkey
Their symbol is an elephant
They prefer to have a larger government
Plessy v. Ferguson
separate but equal
right to an attorney
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v Wainwright
separate but equal
right to an attorney
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
Miranda V. Arizona
separate but equal
right to an attorney
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
Marbury V. Madison
separate but equal
right to an attorney
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines
separate but equal
right to an attorney
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
Hazelwood v. Khulmeier
separate but equal
Limited freedom of speech
right to remain silent
judicial review
1st amendment freedom of speech
