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Citizenship review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leshaun was born in Mississippi. He traveled to Egypt and married a woman there who is an Egyptian citizen. They eventually had a daughter who is now 16 years old and wants to visit New York City. What will happen to Leshaun's daughter?

a)

She will be denied entry to the U.S. because she is not a citizen

b)

She will be allowed to enter the U.S. because she is a natural born citizen thanks to her father.

c)

She will be allowed to enter the United States because she became a naturalized citizen.

d)

She will be denied entry to the U.S. because her father has been gone too long so he is no longer a citizen.

2.
Which of the following is NOT a way you become a U.S. citizen through birth?
a)
You were born within a year of your parents leaving the U.S.
b)
You were born outside the borders but on U.S. territory
c)
One of your parents is a U.S. citizen
d)
You were born on American soil
3.
If you were not born in the United States, what is the process called that allows immigrants to become citizens?
a)
Immigration
b)
Naturalization
c)
Conformation
d)
Delegation
4.
All of the following are requirements for immigrants to become citizens EXCEPT--
a)
Resident of the U.S. for 5 years
b)
Provide letters of recommendation
c)
Able to read, write, and speak English
d)
Pass a citizenship test and pledge loyalty to the U.S.
5.
The basic rights and freedoms of American citizens are listed in the--
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Rights of Englishmen
d)
Bill of Rights
6.
Which amendment protects five basic freedoms: speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
7.
Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of citizenship?
a)
Respecting the law
b)
Paying taxes
c)
Donating to charity
d)
Supporting the Constitution
8.
How old must you be to vote in the United States?
a)
16
b)
17
c)
21
d)
none of the above
9.

If someone is born on U.S. soil or land anywhere in the world they are automatically a citizen at birth because of ...

a)

Law of Blood

b)

Law of Soil

c)

naturalization

d)

citizen obligations and responsibilities

10.

If someone is born to a U.S. citizen, mother or father, anywhere in the world they are automatically a U.S. citizen at birth through ...

a)

Law of Soil

b)

naturalization

c)

taking a test to prove citizenship

d)

Law of Blood

11.

Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen or a step in the naturalization process?

a)

being born to American parents

b)

serving in the U.S. military

c)

passing a U.S. history, U.S. Government and English Test

d)

being born on American soil or land

12.

Someone who is a legal member of a country with certain rights, obligations, and responsibilities is a(n)...

a)

immigrant

b)

citizen

c)

representative

d)

alien

13.

Which statement completes the diagram?

a)

Pay federal income tax

b)

Have an annual income of $20,000 or more

c)

Have a close relative (parent, spouse or child) who is a U.S. citizen

d)

Pass a test on United States history and government

14.

Which of the individuals above are U.S. citizens?

a)

Jorge and Jocelyn

b)

Jocelyn and Maria

c)

Jorge, James, and Maria

d)

Jocelyn, James, and Maria

15.
Duties of citizens are ___________ but responsibilities are ____________.
a)
important/unimportant
b)
optional/required
c)
for males/for females
d)
required/optional
16.

Someone who belongs to a foreign country or nation

a)

Citizen

b)

Alien

c)

Civics

d)

Right

17.

The study of the rights and duties of citizenship

a)

Citizen

b)

Rights

c)

Duties

d)

Civics

18.

Something that you CAN do

a)

Right

b)

Duty

c)

Responsibility

19.

Something that you HAVE to do

a)

Responsibility

b)

Right

c)

Duty

20.

Something you SHOULD do

a)

Duty

b)

Responsibility

c)

Right

21.

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

a)

Constituent

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Citizen

22.

Official count of the population. In the US this occurs every 10 years.

a)

Census

b)

Immigration

c)

Emigration

d)

Civics

23.

Moving INTO a country

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Migration

24.

Moving OUT of a country

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Migration

25.

A citizen that is not originally from the country, but has gone through the process of becoming a citizen.

a)

Naturalized Citizen

b)

Native Born Citizen

26.

Someone who was born in the country of which they are a citizen.

a)

Naturalized Citizen

b)

Native Born Citizen

27.

a person who flea their country for protection

a)

Immigrant

b)

Native born

c)

Alien

d)

Refugee

28.

A native born, or naturalized, person in a country who owes allegiance to it’s government.

a)

Citizen

b)

Civics

c)

Duty

d)

Responsibility

29.

The ______ Amendment says that everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen

a)

14th

b)

21st

c)

1st

d)

10th

30.

To become a U.S. Citizen, you must pass a test on .....(select 3!)

a)

U.S. History

b)

English

c)

Civics

d)

Science

31.
a written document that explains the laws and beliefs that govern a nation/state
a)
jurisdiction
b)
citizen
c)
sovereign 
d)
constitution 
32.

Government led by a king or queen

a)

Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Democracy

33.

The person in charge often seizes power by force

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Representative Democracy

34.

Nobody is in charge

a)

Autocracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Anarchy

35.

Type of democracy where citizens elect others to serve in the government

a)

Direct

b)

Represenatative

c)

Monarchy

36.

Democracy where all citizens participate in lawmaking themselves.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Anarchy

37.

What does FOIA stand for?

a)

Federal Oversight and Information Act

b)

Freedom of Information Act

c)

Fair Operation and Information Access

d)

Fundamental Order of Information Act

38.

Which level of government does the FOIA primarily apply to?

a)

Local government

b)

State government

c)

Federal government

d)

All of the above

39.

What type of information is generally exempt from disclosure under the FOIA?

a)

Classified national security information

b)

Publicly available information

c)

Information related to public health

d)

Personal opinions of government officials

40.

What is the primary purpose of the Sunshine Act?


a)

To regulate the use of solar energy

b)

To enforce sunscreen usage in public places

c)

To promote transparency in government meetings

d)

D) To establish a national weather forecasting system


41.
What supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Brown v. Segregation
c)
Madison v. Marbury 
42.

What three methods of non-violent protest were used by MLK, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Marches, demonstrations, boycotts

b)

Rallies, Protests, and Boycotts

c)

Mob Protests with Torches and Pitch Forks

43.

In August 1968, who gave the famous 'I have a dream' speech at the march on Washington?

a)

Mr. Billy

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King jr.

44.

Why were the 4 men not allowed to sit at the lunch counter?

a)

They were black and the restraunt was segregated.

b)

It was reserved for Mr. Billy's birthday party

c)

The waitress thought the men looked dangerous

45.

What city did the bus boycott take place

a)

San Fransico

b)

Beiijing

c)

Montgomery

d)

Serfinasburg

46.

(a)   was a women who refused to give up her seat on the bus.

47.

How long did the boycott last?

a)

one week

b)

a few months

c)

a little over a year

d)

it is still going on.

48.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation        
d)
Desegregation
49.
What does civil rights mean?
a)
You have to be nice to others.
b)
It means the opposite of gold.
c)
All citizens are treated equally.
d)
To treat others unfairly.
50.
In November of 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that Jim Crow laws .....
a)
were legal and provided equal treatment
b)
were unconstitutional and kept whites and blacks segregated
c)
were the reason the bus boycott failed
d)
brought blacks and whites together
51.
What ended segregration in public places and banned employment discrimination?
a)
a.  the Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
b.  the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
c.  the Fair Housing Act of 1968
d)
d.  the Jim Crow laws
52.
To stop using or buying things
a)
Riot
b)
Disagreeing
c)
Boycott
d)
Capitalism 
53.

Thurgood Marshall eventually held what position in U.S. government?

a)

Supreme Court Justice

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Governor's Correspondent

d)

U.S. Senator

54.

What were the unconstitutional, racist laws enforced in the American South?

a)

Billy Bob codes

b)

Jim Crow Laws

55.
Page 97- What did the 13th amendment do?
a)
Give women the right to vote
b)
Give African Americans the right to vote
c)
Lowered the voting age to 18
d)
Freed the slaves
56.
Page 98- Which amendment guarantees all citizens, regardless of race, equal rights?
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
13th amendment
d)
14th amendment
57.
Page 98- What did the court rule in Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
"Separate but equal" is constitutional
b)
Train cars must be desegregated
c)
Segregation in school is unconstitutional
d)
All segregation is illegal
58.

Listening Secretly

a)

Snooping

b)

Erode

c)

Wiretapping

d)

Eavesdropping

e)

satellite positioning

59.

The law in the Constitution that makes it illegal for anyone to search a person or property without reason.

a)

National Security Agency

b)

Fourth Amendment

c)

Surveillance

d)

Snooping

e)

Wiretapping

60.

Gathering information by listening into telephone calls

a)

Erode

b)

Wiretapping

c)

Drone

d)

Satellite Positioning

e)

National Security Agency

61.

1. What must the police have before they arrest or search someone?

a)

A badge

b)

Inside information

c)

A warrant

d)

A gut feeling that something is wrong

e)

They can search or arrest anyone they want

62.

What is it called when the police have enough evidence to conduct a search or arrest someone?

a)

Probable cause

b)

Reasonable doubt

c)

The right to search

d)

Intuition

e)

Likely wrongdoing

63.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Bill of Rights

e)

The Big Ten

64.

In the 4th Amendment, Seizure means to……

a)

To shake uncontrollably.

b)

To voluntarily give up something that is yours

c)

For law enforcement to arrest someone or take personal property

d)

Something that is left behind.

65.
Guarantees the right to bear arms.
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
9th Amendment
66.
Prohibits the quartering of soldiers in homes in peacetime.
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
9th Amendment
67.
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
a)
4th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
1st Amendment
68.
Where do you have the utmost expectation of privacy? 
a)
At home
b)
driving in your car
c)
at school
d)
walking on the sidewalk
69.
If the police decide to "bug" your house, they need:
a)
probable cause
b)
 a search warrant
c)
reasonable suspicion
d)
no reason
70.
Tainted evidence may not be used in court is known as
a)
procedural due process
b)
the exclusionary rule
c)
due process
d)
search warrant

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