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Civics Quarter 3 QSMA Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which court case that declared segregation of schools ILLEGAL?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

2.

Who was a main leader in the fight for African Americans' equal rights in the 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Oveta Culp Hobby

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

3.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

4.

Peacefully speaking out against a problem usually by protesting or boycotting something is called

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Non-violent protests

d)

Sit-ins

5.

Who was arrested for refusing to move on a bus? The result led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

a)

Lulu Belle Madison White

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Dorie Miller

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

6.

The rights due to all U.S. citizens under the constitution are called

a)

Nonviolent protests

b)

Civil rights

c)

Voting Rights

d)

the Bill of Rights

7.
Which statement describes an impact of the rule of law?
a)
state of nature
b)
checks and balances
c)
separation of powers
d)
transparency of institution
8.

In order to uphold the rule of law, courts should remain

a)

silent

b)

partial

c)

impartial

d)

dedicated

9.
Which of the following accurately defines rule of law?
a)
"We are a nation of laws, not of men."
b)
"No one is above the law, no one is below the law.
c)
Everyone is held accountable to the law.
d)
all of the above
10.

This figure is a

symbol of the American justice system. What does the blindfold covering the figure’s eyes represent?

a)

equality under the law

b)

separation of powers

c)

checks and balances

d)

natural law

11.

News article, "Miami Ex-Officer Gets 2 Years' Prison for Gambling Bribes, " www.cbslocal.com, May 17, 2015


Based on the title of this article what can s

a)

Leaders and government officials are held accountable to the law.

b)

Leaders and government officials are not accountable to the law.

c)

There is no transparency of institutions.

d)

The laws are not legitimate.

12.

This country is run by a

dictator who makes all

decisions regarding the

government. Which form of government is being represented?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

13.

Within this country, each citizen has a vote to elect the persons who will represent them in the governmental decisions. Which form of government is being represented?

a)

Federal

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy/Republic

d)

Monarchy

14.

In this country, the government distributes wealth and services in order to provide for citizens. Which form of government is being represented?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Socialism

d)

Direct Democracy

15.

The power of government is held with the legislative body, with a Prime Minister in charge. Which system of government is being represented?

a)

Confederal

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Federal

d)

Unitary

16.

Fidel Castro took power as dictator over Cuba and made it communist in 1959 after leading the Cuban Revolution. Under this government system, only one political party was in control and only one person, Castro, made all decisions for the citizens. Which system of Government is being represented?

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Federal

c)

Confederal

d)

Unitary

17.

Since its 1917 constitution, Mexico has had a central government based in its capital, Mexico City, and thirty-one states that also have their own state governments and share power with the central government. Which system of government is being represented?

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

d)

Parliamentary

18.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment protect?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

The right of all people to vote regardless of race

d)

Freedom of the press

19.

What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

a)

The president is accountable for obeying the law

b)

The president is responsible for enforcing the law

c)

The president is not allowed to hold secret talks with foreign governments

d)

The president is not allowed to have private meetings with Cabinet members

20.

The newspaper headline below describes an event in U.S. history.


Which parts of the national government participated in the process described in the newspaper headline?

a)

Senate and President

b)

Supreme Court and President

c)

House of Representatives and Senate

d)

Supreme Court and House of Representatives

21.

Necessary and proper clause gives ability to create these from expressed powers

a)

presidential power

b)

veto power

c)

expressed power

d)

implied powers

22.

an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves, and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age

a)

15th Amendment

b)

legal permanent resident

c)

14th Amendment

d)

naturalization

23.

beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the community rather than individual interests, also known as the public good

a)

law of blood

b)

common good

c)

law of soil

d)

obligation

24.

something a person should do

a)

responsibility

b)

naturalization

c)

citizen

d)

selective service

25.

any person not a citizen or national of a country

a)

resident

b)

naturalization

c)

citizen

d)

alien

26.

a legal member of a state and/or country

a)

alien

b)

citizen

c)

resident

d)

law of soil

27.

a system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S. government for military service

a)

law of blood

b)

selective service

c)

citizen

d)

common good

28.

a person who comes to a country to live permanently

a)

citizen

b)

immigrant

c)

alien

d)

legal permanent resident

29.

someone who is legally and permanently living in the U.S., but not a citizen

a)

legal permanent resident

b)

14th Amendment

c)

naturalization

d)

immigrant

30.

Type of gov't where everyone votes on the issues.

a)

Representative democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct democracy

d)

unitary

31.

Which branch has the power to make treaties with other countries?

a)

Legislative/Congress

b)

Executive/President

c)

Judicial/Courts

32.

All of the following goals are outlined in the preamble of the constitution EXCEPT

a)

Promote general welfare

b)

Identify rights of all citizens

c)

Provide for common defense

d)

Establish a more perfect union

33.

Legal or social separation of races.

a)

Segregation

b)

Lobbying

c)

Boycotting

34.

The elastic clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to...

a)

“make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;…”

b)

“regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;…”

c)

“lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises,…”

d)

“make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,…"

35.

Maria was born in Italy to an American father and an Italian mother – is she a U.S. citizen? Why?

a)

Yes, Law of Soil

b)

No, she would need to be naturalized

c)

Yes, Law of Blood

d)

No, Maria is an Italian citizen