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Ch 9 & 10 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which accomplishment can be traced to the efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Building Panama Canal

c)

Opening the West to exploration

d)

Ending World War II

2.

What practice was created to remedy past discrimination?

a)

Performing arts

b)

Free community college

c)

Affirmative action

d)

FSA testing

3.

Which amendment protects basic rights for people in states and federal government.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

1st Amendment

d)

Article III

4.
Citizens have _____________ that are protected by the laws.
a)
responsibilities
b)
cars
c)
houses
d)
rights
5.
Citizens have the _________________ to vote, pay taxes, and follow the laws.
a)
responsibility
b)
right
c)
ticket
d)
teachers
6.
What is it called when someone has citizenship in more than one country?
a)
multiple citizenship
b)
there is no such thing
c)
double citizenship
d)
dual citizenship
7.
One of our rights as citizens of the United States is 
a)
Freedom of houses
b)
Freedom of cars
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Freedom of shopping
8.

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.

9.

Martin was born in San Diego, California. He joined the Navy and was sent to Italy. He married Bianca, an American attending college in Italy. Martin and Bianca had a daughter. When Martin left the Navy, he and his family returned to California.


What happened to Martin's daughter?

a)

She was sent back to Italy.

b)

She was granted resident alien status because she had not yet been naturalized.

c)

She was allowed to enter the country because her parents were citizens, even though she was not.

d)

She was allowed to enter the country because she was a citizen.

10.

What right do only citizens have?

a)

Attending public schools.

b)

Owning property.

c)

Holding a job.

d)

Voting.

11.

Phillip always dreamed of being the president of the United States. Then one day in Civics class, he learned that the Constitution makes that impossible. Why can Phillip never be the President?

a)

He moved to this country when he was two years old.

b)

His mother did not pass the Naturalization test.

c)

His parents are not citizens.

d)

His father is Mexican.

12.

Which naturalization requirement is missing?


Be at least 18 years old

Be a legal permanent resident for at least 5 years

Read, write, and speak basic English

Pass a Government and US history exam

a)

Sign up for the Selective Service

b)

Register to Vote

c)

Be of Good Moral Character

d)

Be able to read and write

13.

There are three ways to be considered a citizen in the United States. What are they?

a)

Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Selective Service

b)

Law of Mud, Law of Genetics, and Selective Service

c)

Law of Blood, Law of Land, Naturalization

d)

Law of Blood, Law of Soil, and Naturalization

14.
What is the process of becoming a Citizen to the U.S.?
a)
Immigration
b)
Naturalization
c)
Emmigration
d)
Patriotism 
15.
What must people be able to do in basic English to become a citizen? 
a)
Read
b)
Write
c)
Speak
d)
All of the Above
16.
Schenck v. United States established that "Clear and Present Danger" could limit which basic right?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Press
c)
Freedom of Religion
d)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
17.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
18.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
19.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
20.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
21.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
22.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
23.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
24.

Which amendment defines a citizen?

a)

5th

b)

14th

c)

9th

d)

3rd

25.

All are considered Jus Soli EXCEPT?

a)

territory

b)

acts of congress

c)

embassy

d)

canada

26.

What is the other name for Law of Blood?

a)

Jus Soli

b)

Jus Sanguinis

27.

All of the following are required for a person become a naturalized citizen EXCEPT?

a)

come into the country legally

b)

pass a test on us history and government

c)

speak fluent english

d)

live in the us 5 years and 3 months in one state

28.

What is an expat?

a)

a person who has voluntarily lost their citizenship

b)

a naturalized citizen

c)

someone who obtained their citizenship illegally

d)

someone born on american soil

29.

Why is someone denaturalized?

a)

taking the citizenship test

b)

obtaining documents fraudulently

c)

living in the us legally

d)

choosing to give up their citizenship

30.

What is deportation?

a)

moving to a new country

b)

coming to a new country

c)

legally being removed from a country

d)

obtaining citizenship

31.

Who were the students who went to school after desegregation?

a)

Little Rock 9

b)

Tampa 12

c)

Oklahoma 11

d)

Nashville 5

32.

What are the pieces of land the Native Americans were moved to?

a)

alcatraz island

b)

reservations

c)

trail of tears

d)

ellis island

33.

All are considered state ID for voting EXCEPT?

a)

state i.d. card

b)

state driver's license

c)

passport

d)

school i.d.

34.

Who are the majority voters?

a)

18-25

b)

26-35

c)

36-65

d)

65+

35.

When are congressional elections held?

a)

every year

b)

when we vote for president

c)

off-year elections

d)

every two years