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Unit 4 civics

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a RESPONSIBILITY for a US citizen?

a)

attending school

b)

paying taxes

c)

obeying the laws

d)

voting

2.

Which type of government system best describes the US?

a)

Parliamentary Monarchy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Democratic Oligarchy

d)

Representative Democracy

3.

Ava came over to the US with her family 10 years ago. They were refugees from the Middle East and were given asylum. Can Ava become a US citizen?

a)

yes, once she turns 18

b)

Yes, she can whenever she wants, even if she is under 18

c)

No, you have to be born in the US

d)

No, refugees cannot become a citizen

4.

What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?

a)

Direct democracies have all people involved in the decision making, representative democracies have people vote for representatives to make the decision.

b)

Direct democracies have only the people directly vote for the President, representative democracies have people vote for all officials for congress.

c)

Direct democracies tend to be only in small countries, where representative democracies are in larger countries.

d)

Direct democracies vote for only one ruler, representative democracies vote for several rulers.

5.

What is being described: The government owns all businesses and has control over the wealth. There is little incentive to try to become wealthy because the government fulfills the needs of the people.

a)

Direct democracy

b)

socialism

c)

monarchy

d)

Representative democracy

6.

All countries have freedom of press and speech like the US.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade were both Supreme Court cases that dealt with which Bill of Right Amendment?

a)

1st the right to freedom of speech and press

b)

4th unreasonable search and seizure

c)

9th right to privacy

d)

6th right to council

8.

The power of the federal government has greatly expanded over the last 100 years.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Which are examples of how the federal government has expanded in the past 100 years? (there are 3)

a)

federal aid to education

b)

Medicaid and Social Security

c)

Desegregation of public facilities and school s

d)

running the post office

e)

Running the military

10.

Our country uses a federal system meaning it...

a)

Shares powers with the Federal government and other governments around the world.

b)

Shares powers with the Federal government and State governments.

c)

Shares powers between the Democrats and the Republicans

d)

We have a 2 party system

11.
Presidential debates are an important part of the political process.  Which function best describes the purpose of these debates?
a)
Helping candidates learn what is important to the opposing party
b)
Recruiting and nominating candidates
c)
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
d)
Educating the electorate about campaign issues
12.
How a political party feels on certain issues is stated in their...
a)
radio address
b)
mailing
c)
pamphlet
d)
platform
13.
A collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election.
a)
party platform
b)
campaign
c)
public policy
d)
political vies