WorksheetsTest Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Naturalized citizens
Do not have the right to vote
Usually are not loyal to the United States
Rarely learn to speak English
Cannot serve as President or Vice President
American citizens have all of the following rights EXCEPT
The right to vote
The right to have a fair trial
The right to attend church
The right to disobey laws
The duties of a citizen include all of the following EXCEPT
Obeying laws
Getting a driver's license
Paying taxes
Defending the nation
A jury of peers is
A group of ordinary citizens
Used only in criminal trials
Usually not necessary for a trial
A group of 12 lawyers
Fulfilling the responsibilities of citizenship
is required by law
is mainly a matter of voting
is voluntary
means the same thing to every citizen
Which of the following is NOT an example of contributing to the common good?
working for a youth group
recycling
running for office
littering
Consent of the governed means ....
citizens have the power to decide what our government will and will not do
a government system in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
the concept of a government of laws; no one is above the law
a written agreement to make and obey laws
Rule of Law means ...
citizens have the power to decide what our government will and will not do
a government system in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
the concept of government of laws; no on is above law
a written agreement to make and obey laws
A citizen of one country who lives in another is an ______
representative
candidate
alien/immigrant
witness
A person running for office is a ________
candidate
jury of peers
witness
citizen
People elected to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government are called _______
alien
representatives
citizen
candidate
When a person is _______________, they have gone through the process of becoming a citizen
colorized
neutralized
nationalized
naturalized
The well-being of all members of society is called ....
commonwealth
social rules
rule of law
common good
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States ... are citizens of the United States and the state wherein they reside."
The above excerpt is from Amendment ____ of the Constitution of the United States
1
10
14
15
What civic responsibility is a person fulfilling by reading a newspaper?
communicating with government officials
staying informed of current issues
participating in a political campaign
registering to vote
Helga came to the US from Europe to study Swedish literature at a college in Virginia. She is learning to speak English, but cannot read or write English words. She applied for citizenship, but the Department of Immigration and Naturalization denied her request.
Based on what you know about Helga, why is she unable to become a US citizen?
she must graduate from college
she is from a foreign country
she needs to know how to read and write English
her parents are not US citizens
Citizens who do not fulfill their civic duties
cannot vote in the next election
must pay higher taxes
face legal consequences
lose their citizenship
The most basic of responsibilities of all citizens is to
pay taxes
contribute to the common good
serve on a jury
volunteer at a school
In order to become a US citizen, an immigrant must study all of the following subjects EXCEPT
Science
English
US Government
US History
Vote in elections
Duty
Responsibility
Attend school
Duty
Responsibility
Pay all taxes that you owe
Duty
Responsibility
Appear as a witness in a trial if called
Duty
Responsibility
Assist with election campaigns
Duty
Responsibility
Serve in military if called
Duty
Responsibility
Obey laws
Duty
Responsibility
Keep informed on current events
Duty
Responsibility
