WorksheetsMid-Year Practice #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following is a requirement for becoming a naturalized citizen?
Pay federal income tax
Have an annual income of $20,000 or more
Have resided in the United States for five years
Have a close relative (parent, spouse or child) who is a U.S. citizen
Which practice is part of an obligation of a U.S. citizen to help defend the nation?
serve on a jury
register for selective service
vote in all national elections
keep informed about national issues
Below is a quote from an individual about their place of birth.
“My Mother is from Canada and my father is a United States Citizen who lived in the United States for over twenty-five years and is a U.S. Marine. I was born in Canada”
Naturalization
Immigration
Law of Blood
Law of Soil
Which of these is an example of a nation that practices the rule of law?
The president does not have to follow the rules in situations where he/she accepts money for their presidential campaign.
People do whatever their leaders decide and those leaders can change their minds whenever they want
People are allowed to do things based on written rules that apply to everyone.
People are free to do as they wish with no repercussions from the government.
What is a characteristic of a society under the rule of law?
Officials are free to follow their own private judgment.
Citizens are at liberty to act without any restraint.
All citizens and officials are subject to the same rules.
The ruler can take whatever steps he or she feels are necessary.
What would be the most likely consequence to society if citizens began refusing to fulfill their citizenship responsibilities?
People would face the threat of losing their individual rights and freedoms.
People would have more free time because they would have fewer social obligations.
People would benefit from the direction of strong leaders who would guard their freedoms.
People would find that society was able to look after itself with the help of civic participation.
Which is considered a citizenship responsibility rather than an obligation?
obeying the law
paying taxes
attending civic meetings
registering for Selective Service
Which of these is a legal obligation of U.S. citizenship?
To reside in the United States
To save money for retirement
To vote in Presidential elections
To serve on a jury when summoned
What is a characteristic of U.S. citizenship according to the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?
lived in the United States for twenty years
born or naturalized in the United States
owns property in the United States
employed in the United States
The diagram shows the impact of Baron de Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers. Which phrase completes the diagram?
Representative Government
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Trial by Jury
What impact did the writings of Baron Montesquieu have on the Founding Fathers/Framers?
They created a representative system of government.
They kept a monarchical system of government.
They separated the powers of government into three branches.
They guaranteed each citizen the right to a trial by jury.
The diagram below shows the influence of the ideas of John Locke on the Founding Fathers. Which phrase completes the diagram?
Separation of Powers
Monarchical Government
Government by Consent of the Governed
Trial by Jury
The diagram below shows the influence of a historic document. Which phrase completes the diagram?
All human beings possess certain natural rights.
The best governments separate their powers into three branches.
Natural law is based on the exercise of human reason.
All free men have the right to a trial by jury of their peers
“if men were angels, no government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”
To which fundamental principle is the author referring?
Separation of power
Federalism
Rule of Law
Nationalism
Which earlier thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
King George III
George Washington
Baron de Montesquieu
Which of the following describes the significance of the Mayflower Compact of 1620?
The colonists declared their independence from English rule.
The colonists declared their alliance with Parliament against the king.
The king agreed not to collect new taxes without the approval of Parliament.
A group of early colonists agreed to form their own government and to obey their own laws.
How did Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) influence the colonists?
It reconciled them with King George III of England.
It established the framework for their later system of government.
It persuaded them to declare their independence from Great Britain.
It divided Northern and Southern colonists by calling for an end to slavery.
The chart lists a series of British taxes on the colonists.
Sugar Act (1764)
Stamp Act (1765)
Townshend Acts (1767)
Tea Act (1773)
Why did the colonists object to these measures?
They wanted to elect their own representatives to Parliament.
They no longer respected the rule of law.
They were already taxed even more heavily than people living in Great Britain.
They objected to taxes that were imposed without their consent or representation.
The statement below is from the Declaration of Independence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Based on this excerpt, what are natural rights?
God-given rights that all people should enjoy
rights that exist in America but not in Europe
rights granted by English kings to their subjects
rights that can only be earned through bloodshed
Which part of the Declaration of Independence are listed below?
*The British quartered their troops in colonists' homes.
*The King dissolved colonial legislatures.
*The King took away the colonists' right to a trial by jury.
*British troops attacked colonial towns.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
Preamble/Introduction
Natural Rights/law
Grievances/complaints
Resolution for Independence
The passage below is from the Declaration of Independence.
[T]o secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . . .
[W]henever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .
According to this passage, what is the main purpose of government?
to promote popular religious beliefs
to protect the rights of its people
to ensure the rights of the government
to glorify the nation
The diagram shows the influence of a historic document on the colonists.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
All human beings possess certain natural rights.
Natural law is based on the exercise of human reason.
Government should be limited & all citizens should be entitled to the due process of law.
The best governments separate their powers into three branches.
The information below summarizes provisions of a historic document.
· It promised the right to life, liberty and property.
· It promised no taxation without representation.
· It promised no excessive punishments
Which document had these provisions?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was
corrected by the authors of the Constitution?
no state governments
no national court system
no elected representatives
no relations with foreign nations
The statements below list important developments occurring after the American Revolution.
· States taxed each other’s goods.
· Merchants complained it was difficult to do business in other states.
· Indebted farmers in Massachusetts demanded lower taxes and cheap paper money.
· Landowners feared the spread of rebellion.
Which step was taken in response to these events?
The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation.
States sent representatives to Philadelphia, where they wrote the U.S. Constitution.
Congress proposed a bill of rights in the form of ten amendments to the Constitution.
The Congress of the Confederation appointed General George Washington as dictator.
