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WorksheetsCivics Boot Camp #2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
This is the idea that "the people" give the government power to protect their natural rights and must live by the rules?
Separation of Powers
Social Contract
Checks and Balances
Rule of Law
Montesquieu is most known for his ideas on?
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Separation of Powers
Protection of life, liberty and property
A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.
Common Law
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
Magna Carta
A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility: written by English Nobles in 1215.
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
English Bill of Rights
What was the significance of the stamp on the newspaper?
It demonstrated that Parliament ignored colonists media communications.
It represented the colonists' opposition to English tax policies
It demonstrated that Parliament controlled the colonists' press outlets
It represented the colonists' fulfillment of English tax policies.
Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act?
The colonists established a blockade against British goods
The colonists started buying British goods
The colonists were able to produce their own goods
The colonists began boycotting British goods.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Which document contains this passage?
Declaration of Independence
English Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
The List of Grievances is the part of the Declaration that
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
introduced the Declaration
listed a man's natural rights.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
From the King
From God
From the courts
From the people
Which of the following phrases from the Preamble is best described by saying: "We should have a military to protect us!"
common defense
perfect union
domestic tranquility
liberty
Which of the following phrases from the Preamble is best described by saying: "Everyone deserves to be treated fairly!"
domestic tranquility
common defense
establish justice
form a more perfect union
What is the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen?
law of blood
law of soil
naturalization
deportation
Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen?
Marrying a U.S. citizen and having a child with that person.
Being a legal resident of the U.S. for at least five years.
Gaining employment in the U.S. for at least five years.
Reaching age eighteen while living in the U.S. capital.
A citizen received this notification in the mail. What civic obligation does this notification represent?
getting a driver's license
appearing for jury duty
paying income tax
registering to vote
Which is an example of a way that a citizen can seek participation in an international organization?
email about internship opportunities at the International Red Cross
"like" the Facebook page of the World Trade Organization
request a trial before the World Court
ask to join the United Nations
During which conflict did the U.S. declare war on Japan?
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
If the US is attacked by the nation of Iceland, whose job is it to protect US citizens?
public
federal
state
local police
How can the US Constitution be amended?
the executive branch proposes and the Supreme Court ratifies
the Supreme Court proposes and the executive branch ratifies
2/3 of state legislatures and 3/4 of the Senate
2/3 of both houses of Congress and 3/4 of state legislatures
Which of the following is true about the Constitutional amendment process?
3/4 of the citizens must ratify the amendment
3/4 of the state legislatures are needed to ratify an amendment
2/3 of the Senate are needed to propose an amendment
2/3 of the state executive branches must ratify the amendment
Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?
establish courts
collecting recycling in residential areas
issuing marriage licenses
making foreign treaties
What do the US and Florida Constitutions have in common?
they both have 27 amendments
they both provide a framework for government
they both have a president
they both establish a unicameral congress
Which branch of government is directly involved in the constitutional amendment process?
executive
legislative
judicial
olive
Which of the following is a service provided by the federal level of government?
regulating the postal service
providing utility services to citizens
issuing driver’s licenses
creating a department of education
Which level of government provides services such as; military services and health care for the elderly?
Local
State
Federal
Foreign
What is one similarity between the Florida and US Constitutions?
they both have a unicameral legislature
they both have a bicameral legislature
they both have a president
they both have five ways to amend them
What is NOT included in the US Constitution?
Declaration of Rights
Bill of Rights
Articles
Preamble
