WorksheetsGovernment Unit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is one of the main responsibilities of a United States citizen?
To attend school
To vote in state and federal elections
To recycle
To brush and floss their teeth
Check off the main responsibilities of a United States citizen:
To follow state and federal laws
To serve their country if there is a draft (18 year old males)
To pay state and federal taxes
To serve on a jury if called
To vote and state and federal elections
What is due process?
Due process means that anyone accused of a crime receives a harsh punishment.
Due process means that anyone accused of a crime is guilty until proven innocent.
Due process protects anyone who is arrested or accused of a crime.
Due process guarantees anyone accused of a crime:
A fair and speedy trial
A fair and long trial
An unfair and speedy trial
An unfair and long trial
Due process guarantees anyone accused of a crime that they will be:
Guilty until proven innocent
Innocent until proven guilty
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote:
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
This amendment granted women the right to vote:
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
This amendment gave the residents of Washington, D.C. the right to vote for the President.
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
This amendment eliminated poll taxes as a requirement for voting:
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old:
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
26th Amendment
19th Amendment
How can a person BEST show citizenship?
By reading history books
By visiting national parks
By voting in elections
By listening to speeches
Which of the following describes due process of law?
The government follows its own laws.
The government changes its own laws.
People have to report what they do to the government.
People have to say what they think about the government.
Why was the 19th Amendment needed?
Women did not have the right to vote.
People needed protection from the government.
New citizens wanted to be silent in court.
Men needed the right to vote.
Why is writing new amendments a two-step process involving all of the states?
To make changing the Constitution difficult to do.
To make changing the Constitution quick and easy.
To make amendments official in history.
To make amendments easy to understand.
What is the FIRST step to adding a new amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of State Legislatures have to agree
2/3 of Congress have to agree
What is the SECOND step to adding a new amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of State Legislatures have to agree
2/3 of Congress have to agree
Which of the following is a requirement to be able to vote in the United States?
A person must be a citizen who is 18 years or older.
A person must be born in the United States.
A person must be a man.
A person must pay taxes.
What fraction of Congress has to support a proposed amendment before it can begin the ratification process?
1/4
1/2
2/3
3/4
Article 5 of the Constitution creates the process for amending the Constitution. Why was this process created?
The allow the Constitution to change as the world changes.
To teach people how hard it is to write the Constitution.
Which group of people won the right to vote FIRST?
Eighteen year old men
Women
African American women
African American men
