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Unit 1 - Citizenship Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where must a male register between the ages of 18-26 if he is a U.S. citizen?
a)
The Department of Revenue
b)
The Selective Services
c)
The Postal Service
d)
The CIA
2.

Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized citizen?

a)

Marrying a US Citizen and having a child with that person.

b)

Being a legal permanent resident for at least five years.

c)

Gaining employment in the United States for at least five years.

d)

Reaching age 18 while living in Washington, DC.

3.

What right do only citizens have?

a)

Attending public schools.

b)

Owning property.

c)

Holding a job.

d)

Voting.

4.

What type of service project would help promote the common good?

a)

Planning a neighborhood recycling program.

b)

Participating in a neighborhood party.

c)

Completing your housework on time.

d)

Visiting public libraries.

5.

Below is an excerpt from the 14th Amendment:


"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside."


What is the purpose of that excerpt?

a)

Explaining the duties of citizens and states

b)

Defining citizenship of the United States

c)

Protecting the natural rights of immigrants

d)

Limiting the rights of all Americans

6.
A citizen received a jury summons notification  in the mail requesting their presence on January 9th at the Duval County Courthouse.

What civic responsibility does this notification represent? 
a)
A. Getting a driver's license
b)
B. Appearing for jury duty
c)
C. Paying income tax
d)
D. Registering to vote
7.
Which option provides a citizen with the opportunity to directly impact local government?
a)
A. Testifying before Congress
b)
B. Participating in a community service project
c)
C. Voting for president 
d)
D. Speaking at a city council meeting
8.
Who of the following is a U.S. Citizen?
a)
Mike was born in Canada and has been working in the U.S. the past 3 years
b)
Cecilia is seventeen and is going to high school in Los Angeles
c)
Josh was born in Spain to two U. S. citizens
d)
Julie moved to the United States when she was three years old. She moved back to Mexico when she was 12.
9.
The idea that your citizenship is based upon your parents no matter where you are born.
a)
Law of Blood
b)
Law of Soil
10.
It is the idea that citizenship is based upon where you are born. 
a)
Law of Blood
b)
Law of Soil
11.
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship. it will also grant citizenship to former slaves, and defines voters as males who are at least 21 years of age. 
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second amendment
c)
Fourteenth Amendment
d)
Third Amendment 
12.

The diagram shows the requirements for becoming a naturalized citizen.

Which statement completes the diagram?

a)

Pay federal income tax

b)

Have an annual income of $20,000 or more

c)

Have resided in the United States for five years

d)

Have a close relative (parent, spouse or child) who is a U.S. citizen

13.
What is a responsible citizen?
a)
a person who cares about others and works for the common good
b)
a person who lives in a community
c)
a person who litters
d)
a person who pollutes the environment
14.

Leshaun was born in Mississippi. He traveled to Egypt and married a woman there who is an Egyptian citizen. They eventually had a daughter who is now 16 years old and wants to visit New York City. What will happen to Leshaun's daughter?

a)

She will be denied entry to the U.S. because she is not a citizen

b)

She will be allowed to enter the U.S. because she is a natural born citizen thanks to her father.

c)

She will be allowed to enter the United States because she became a naturalized citizen.

d)

She will be denied entry to the U.S. because her father has been gone too long so he is no longer a citizen.