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SS Test 2/1/23

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on Source 1, which right did Ruby Bridges exercise in 1960?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to equal treatment

c)

the right to own land

d)

the right to leave the state

2.

Based on Source 2, which statement describes a responsibility of citizenship?

a)

Citizens should not be able to vote unless they are educated

b)

Citizens should only participate in events if wealthy

c)

Citizens should learn about current events and political issues

d)

Citizens are not responsible for anything except taxes

3.

Based on Source 2 and Source 3, which statements best describe qualities of good citizens?  Select the two correct answers.

a)

They vote in elections

b)

They volunteer their time

c)

They are funny

d)

They can make their own food

4.

Which two statements best describe how citizens could help solve this issue?

a)

Citizens could gather and hold a town meeting to discuss the issue

b)

Citizens could write letters to officials to state their concerns

c)

Citizens can not do anything to help solve this issue

d)

Citizens can only help solve this issue if family member is envolved

5.

An American citizen speaks to a local community group about her opinions of United States foreign policy. Which First Amendment right is this citizen exercising?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom to write

c)

freedom to bare arms

d)

freedom to plant crops

6.

Based on Source 1 and Source 3, which statement best describes how Ruby Bridges fulfilled Thomas Jefferson’s idea of being personally responsible to society?

a)

She sat back and watched it unveil

b)

She made sure to pay her taxes and vote on important issues

c)

She took a courageous stand on an important issue

d)

She got an education and began to help others follow their passion

7.

Which activity best describes an individual citizen helping to solve a current problem?

a)

Michael speaks to the city council, asking them to put a stop sign at a dangerous intersection

b)

Elizabeth gives a homeless man money

c)

Jackson feeds the birds in the park

d)

Annie cleans up the community play ground

8.

Using all of the sources, which statement best describes how good citizens contribute to the democratic process in the United States?

a)

Good citizens make sure taxes are paid

b)

Good citizens do not exists

c)

Good citizens make sure the roads stay clean

d)

Good citizens write to their senators to express opinions

9.

Using the timeline above, which statement best explains voting rights?

a)

I love KES

b)

Voting rights would have been granted to women earlier

c)

It took too long for the voting rights to go into effect

d)

Native Americans were the last citizens to gain the right to vote