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WorksheetsCivics Midterm Review (PT 1)
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Which of the following is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen?
Marrying a U.S. citizen
Gaining employment in the U.S.
Being a legal resident for 5 years
Being born in a U.S. territory
What is a right that ONLY citizens have?
Vote
Work
Attend school
Own property
What civic obligation does this image represent?
Community Service
Paying Taxes
Jury Duty
Selective Service
Which of the following is a Responsibility of Citizenship?
Petitioning the government
Jury Duty
Helping elderly people
Paying Taxes
You must pass a test and an interview as part of the Naturalization Process.
True
False
The _____________ helps define our rights as US citizens.
Legislative Branch
Oath of Allegiance
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Intention
An ___________ is a person who comes to the US with the intention of staying permanently and becoming a citizen.
Alien
Immigrant
What are the two ways one can obtain citizenship?
Birth
Protection
Green Card
Naturalization
Which of these is a legal duty of US citizenship?
Contacting your government official
Keeping up with the news
Serving in the selective service (military), if called
Respecting others opinions
All of the following are mandatory duties of being a US citizen EXCEPT
Obeying the law
Paying taxes
Serving jury duty if summoned
Holding elective office
A person has immigrated to the United States legally through the Green Card process and has decided to become a citizen. What is the process they must go through to obtain United States citizenship?
Immigration
Naturalization
Liberation
Unionization
Duties of citizenship are
Optional
Required
Voluntary
Standards
Citizens will face these if they do not fulfil their civic duties?
Legal Consequences
A warning
Small Punishment
A monetary fine
All of the following are responsibilities of citizenship EXCEPT
Register and vote
Participate in political campaigns
Serve in voluntary, appointed government positions
Obeying the law
Civics responsibilities are
Required
Forced
Voluntary
Mandatory
What duty of citizenship ensures every person has the right to a fair trial?
Paying federal tax
Serving in the military
Serving on a jury
Becoming a judge
What is the purpose of government?
To control all aspects of citizens’ daily lives
To protect individual rights and maintain order in society
To promote one political party’s beliefs
To ensure all citizens have the same opinions
The government keeps us safe and working together by creating
Order
Court System
Laws
Money
Under American law, which of the following would not be considered a United States citizen?
any baby born in the United States to two foreign parents
any baby born overseas to non-American citizens
any baby born in the United States to American parents
any baby born overseas to American parents
Voting is an example of a(n)
obligation
responsibility
What are the ways a person can become a citizen of the U.S.?
Natural born and Naturalized
Naturalized and by accident
Naturalized and by force
Natural born, by a lottery
Which of the following influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
Montesquieu's theory of the social contract
Locke's idea of popular sovereignty
Voltaire's idea of an enlightened monarchy
Hobbes's idea of the need for a powerful government
The Declaration of Independence stated that governments were formed to
insure complete equality among all citizens.
protect each individual's natural rights.
protect the power of monarchs.
provide a nation with stability.
A key component of the U.S. government under the Constitution is
an executive branch that has final authority over all decisions.
a legislative branch whose members are picked by the president.
the separation of powers among different branches of government.
a judicial branch that has the power to make laws.
Match the following
power is divided between national and state governments
federal republic
idea that government gets its power from the consent of the governed
popular sovereignty
drained the British treasury
French and Indian War
each branch has the right to monitor and limit the other branches
checks and balances
United States first attempt at a constitution
Articles of Confederation
Match the following Enlightenment thinker with their contribution to the US Constitution
"natural rights"
John Locke
the social contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
separate branches of government
Baron de Montesquieu
freedom of speech
Voltaire
Which of these were NOT part of John Locke's list of natural rights?
Life
Liberty
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Paine
John Adams
According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?
The King
The People
The Pope
The President
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?
The King
Religion
The People
The President
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men should be supported over those of women.
Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers
are not elected.
All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.
Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.
From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?
Revolution is a method of last resort.
All cases of injustice justify a revolution.
People often revolt as their first course of action.
Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.
Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.
The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.
The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.
Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.
Shays' Rebellion represented...
a success of the Articles of Confederation
a failure of the Articles of Confederation
The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...
did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.
wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.
were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.
wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.
Who was the president under the articles?
George Washington
Each governor voted on a president
The most senior Senator
There wasn't one
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government could
sign treaties and create taxes
declare war and create taxes
sign treaties and declare war
none of the above
Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the creation of -
the Treaty of Paris
the Affordable Care Act
the U.S. Constitution
the Declaration of Independence
What is the best definition for Limited Government?
The government's power is restricted
Powers are separated into 3 branches
Power is shared between the states and federal government
The people have power
Which of the following is the best definition for Consent of the Governed?
People have the power
People must approve of government's actions
Powers are separated between 3 branches of government
Each branch has power over the other
Which of the following is the best definition of Popular Sovereignty
The people hold the power in the government
Powers are divided and shared between the national government and the states
Powers are divided between 3 branches of government
The people must approve of the governments actions
What is the best definition for Rule of Law
People must approve of government's actions
The people have the power
The powers of government are limited
Everyone must follow the law
Which of the following is the best description of Separation of powers?
People have the power
Powers are divided between the national and state governments
Powers are divided among 3 branches of government
Branches have power over each other to keep each other from becoming too powerful
Which of the following is the best definition for Federalism?
Powers separated between 3 branches of government
Powers given only to the Federal Governments
Powers shared between the Federal government and the states
People have the power.
Which of the following is the best definition of Checks and Balances?
Power divided between 3 branches of government
Each branch has power over the other to keep them from becoming too powerful
It has to do with money and scales
Everyone must follow the law
What Enlightenment thinker is most associated with the concept of checks and balances?
Voltaire
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of natural rights?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of separation of church and state?
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
This Enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers.
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
John Locke
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that freedom of speech is the most important weapon that individuals could use against a bad government?
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke believed that a social contract exists between the people and the church.
True
False
With which of the following ideas would Federalists most likely have agreed on?
A Bill of Rights should be included in the Constitution
Having a stronger central government will make the country stronger & more stable
The 3/5th Compromise will make the country more fair and equal
Everyone should be able to vote
Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?
to strengthen the authority of the federal government
to Improve the organization of the judicial branch
to give each state equal amounts of power
to protect individual freedoms from the federal government
People in support of ratifying the constitution were called---
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
People opposed (against) ratifying the Constitution were called ----
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Who would say: a strong president is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly.
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?
they wanted to keep the government small
they wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday
they wanted to keep the government big and strong
they wanted to make sure individual states rights were protected
How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?
they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
ensured due process of law
they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment
the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war
What does Article I (1) establish?
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Supremacy of the Constitution
What does Article II (2) establish?
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Supremacy of the Constitution
What does Article III (3) establish?
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Supremacy of the Constitution
What does Article IV (4) establish?
The Constitution is Supreme
How to amend the Constitution
How to ratify the Constitution
Relationships between the states
