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WorksheetsCitizenship Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following is an example of being a good citizen?
Washing the dishes for your parents
Reading a book in your bedroom
Helping to carry a neighbor’s groceries
Flying a kite in the park with your friends
In the United States, the Bill of Rights gives people the right to —
watch television
take a vacation
drive a car
practice their religion
(a) is the study of the rights and duties of citizens.
Look at the photograph. The children in the photograph are being good citizens by obeying a community law. Which community law are they following?
You must walk single file when crossing the street.
You must use backpacks to carry your school books.
You must stay inside the crosswalk when crossing the street.
You must not talk loudly while crossing the street.
Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting in 1872?
She wouldn’t pay $100 for breaking the law.
She tried to vote twice for the same candidate.
She gave a speech outside the place where she voted.
She broke a law prohibiting women from voting.
What did Thurgood Marshall work hard to end?
Segregation laws
Public debates
Women’s suffrage
Human suffering
How did Eleanor Roosevelt influence and change communities while working at the United Nations?
She opened an international school for girls.
She helped all women get the right to vote.
She led a group that worked for human rights.
She led a group that worked to end human slavery.
What was the main goal of César Chávez’s National Farm Workers Association?
Getting fair treatment for farmworkers
Increasing the total price of grapes
Helping farmers grow more grapes
Electing César Chávez as President
What is the main purpose of the American Red Cross?
To get people to vote in their elections
To build hospitals all over the world
To teach children how to read and write
To help and care for people everywhere
Which document added an amendment to the United States Constitution that gives citizens the right to a fair, legal trial if charged with a crime?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Plan of government
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Why did President Lyndon B. Johnson choose Thurgood Marshall as the first African American Supreme Court justice?
Because he worked hard to protect people’s rights
Because he voted for laws that segregated people
Because he was born and grew up near Washington, D.C.
Because he was the American delegate to the United Nations
How did Mary McLeod Bethune demonstrate good citizenship?
She started a union for African American farmworkers.
She helped get voting rights for African Americans.
She ended school segregation of African Americans.
She gave African American girls a chance to go to school.
Read the excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Then answer the question. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude —" What happened when the Fifteenth Amendment was passed into law in 1870?
African American women were given the right to vote.
African American men were given the right to vote.
African Americans were granted freedom from slavery.
School segregation of African Americans was ended.
In what way did Susan B. Anthony show that she was a good citizen?
She worked to get women better housing.
She was a delegate to the United Nations.
She helped women get the right to vote.
She started the American Red Cross.
Which of the following best explains why it is important for United States citizens to vote in elections?
Voting is how United States government officials are chosen.
Voting is how United States bills are passed into laws.
Voting is how United States citizens exercise free speech.
Voting is how United States citizens exercise religious freedom.
Read the excerpt. Then answer the question. "... prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors." — Mission statement, The American Red Cross How does this excerpt show that the Red Cross serves the common good?
They work to help others and meet their needs.
They collect money from donors to earn income.
They use volunteers to become more powerful.
They collect food and sell it to those in need of it.
Why did President Roosevelt choose Mary McLeod Bethune to lead the National Youth Administration?
Because she donated a lot of money to schools
Because she served as a delegate to the United Nations
Because she helped African American girls go to school
Because she raised money to help cure diseases in children
Why was Clara Barton called "the angel of the battlefield"?
Because she entertained soldiers
Because she held church services for soldiers
Because she cared for wounded soldiers
Because she wore a white uniform
What happens when rules and laws are not followed?
What did the National Youth Administration help young people do?
