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CA 4 Pretest

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All political power in the United States comes from...

a)

The King

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

The President

d)

Citizens

2.

Every July 4th, Americans celebrate...

a)

Independence Day

b)

The Selective Service

c)

Presidents Day

d)

Malcolm X

3.

Someone who has betrayed his or her country might be convicted of a crime called...

a)

Republicanism

b)

Amendment

c)

Treason

d)

Democracy

4.

The right to life, liberty, property, and the freedom to find happiness.

a)

Social Contract

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Civic Participation

d)

Naturalization

5.

Taking part in government.

a)

Consent of the governed

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Civic Participation

d)

Social Contract

6.

If a government failed, then citizens would no longer agree to be governed and they would have the right to revolt.

a)

Social Contract

b)

Consent of the Governed

c)

Tyranny

d)

Oath of Allegiance

7.

Third grader that tried to enroll into an all white school in Topeka, Kansas (Brown v. Board of Education)

a)

Little Rock Nine

b)

Medgar Evers

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Linda Brown

8.

Director of the NAACP in Mississippi and a lawyer who defended accused Blacks. He was murdered in his driveway by a member of the KKK.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Medgar Evers

c)

Linda Brown

d)

Legislative Branch

9.

A change or addition to the Constitution.

a)

Republicanism

b)

Amendment

c)

The U.S. national anthem

d)

Checks and Balances

10.

The idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the citizens in a general election.

a)

Tyranny

b)

State of Nature

c)

Democracy

d)

Republicanism

11.

The final step of becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen is taking the...

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Citizenship

c)

Social Contract

d)

Oath of Allegiance

12.

When you are a member of a country with full rights and responsibilities in that country, you have...

a)

Citizenship

b)

Constitution

c)

Tyranny

d)

State of Nature

13.

Citizens give up some freedom they would have in a state of nature, and in exchange, the government protects the citizen's right to life, liberty, and property.

a)

State of Nature

b)

Republicanism

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Social Contract

14.

The unjust use of power.

a)

Allegiance

b)

Tyranny

c)

Democracy

d)

Republicanism

15.

A legal member of a country.

a)

Amendment

b)

First Constitutional Amendments

c)

Citizen

d)

Democracy

16.

A system in which no one government branch has too much power.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Amendment

d)

Legislative Branch

17.

The document that established the U.S. government branches.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Social Contract

c)

Consent of the Governed

d)

Constitution

18.

African American civil rights leader. Used nonviolent means such as marches, boycotts, and legal challenges to win civil rights.

a)

Medgar Evers

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Linda Brown

19.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Defined many of the rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Social Contract

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

The Selective Service

20.

The government branch that carries out laws and directs foreign policy and national defense.

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Executive Branch

21.

The government branch with the job of writing new laws.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Republicanism

22.

The government branch that interprets the Constitution and shapes the law.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Bill of Rights

23.

When Americans say the Pledge of Allegiance, they are...

a)

creating naturalization.

b)

consenting to the Little Rock Nine.

c)

spreading tyranny.

d)

showing loyalty to the flag.

24.

Another word for loyalty is...

a)

allegiance.

b)

amendment.

c)

social contract.

d)

democracy.

25.

If there was no government at all, people would have no rules and complete freedom, but would not have any protection from each other.

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

State of Nature

d)

Democracy

26.

An African American minister and human rights activist. Leader of the Black Panthers. Disagreed with MLK on non-violent methods.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Linda Brown

27.

List of rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens in the Bill of Rights...

a)

Constitution

b)

Republicanism

c)

First Constitutional Amendments

d)

Checks and Balances

28.

People who weren't born in the U.S. can still obtain citizenship through a process called...

a)

civic participation.

b)

the Selective Service.

c)

checks and balances.

d)

naturalization.

29.

Integrated their all white high school in 1957.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Little Rock Nine

d)

Linda Brown

30.

Male U.S. citizens age 18-26 must register with...

a)

the Judicial Branch.

b)

the Selective Service.

c)

the Constitution.

d)

the Oath of Allegiance.

31.

A form of government in which citizens hold political power; citizens are the ultimate source of government and authority.

a)

Naturalization

b)

Republicanism

c)

Tyranny

d)

Democracy

32.

When Americans sing "The Star-Spangled Banner," they are singing...

a)

the Selective Service.

b)

the Checks and Balances.

c)

the U.S. national anthem.

d)

the Independence Day.