WorksheetsCivics Mini Assessment #1
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is the term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?
Aliens
Citizens
Immigrants
Residents
Mark is born in Wisconsin, USA
Citizen by Law of Blood
Citizen by Law of Soil
Naturalized Citizen
Not a Citizen
Rufus is born in Japan while his American parents are on vacation
Citizen by Law of Soil
Naturalized Citizen
Not a Citizen
Citizen by Law of Blood
Best term to describe someone who is given permission to live and work in the United States
Alien
Immigrant
Permanent Resident
Official American
Jason is born in Uruguay. His parents are from Ireland. Jason eventually moves to the United States. He is 18 years old, and has lived in the United States for a decade.
Naturalized Citizen
Citizen by Law of Soil
Citizen by Law of Blood
Citizenship is defined in the (a) Amendment of the Constitution.
The Naturalization Process includes _____ and __________.
Steps, Requirements
Papers, Actions
Documents, Tasks
Obligations, Requirements
Which of the following is NOT a step in the Naturalization Process?
Submitting the Application
Meeting your Citizenship Officer
Going to an interview
Saying the Oath of Allegiance
Cheryl has submitted her application and passed her interview. What is her next step in the Naturalization process?
Celebrating with carne asada
Attending the Naturalization ceremony
Getting her passport
Getting her certificate
Which of the following is a REQUIREMENT in the naturalization process?
Being able to drive well
Owning a house
Having a knowledge of U.S. History
Being 25 years old
Which of the following is NOT a requirement in the Naturalization process?
Being a Permanent Resident for 5 years
Having no criminal record
Having at least $500 dollars to pay the fee
Being 18 years old
Becoming a citizen grants you the right to (a) .
Someone who is a US citizen at birth is called a _______-____ citizen.
(a)
Things that we should do but that are not enforced by law
Responsibilities
Duties
Obligations
Good things
Things that we have to do BY LAW.
Obligations
Responsibilities
Mark receives a summons for jury duty. He serves on a jury for two weeks listening to testimony about a robbery that took place and determining the verdict for the case along with his fellow jurors.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
On his 18th birthday, Marshall went online and registered for the selective service. This means that in a crisis requiring a draft, men would be called in sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Shauna did not like a policy that was recently passed by the state legislature. She decided to create a protest supported by members of her community and wrote a letter to her Representative.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Tax returns are due by midnight April 15th, so long as April 15th is not a weekend. John forgot to complete a tax return and thought it really was not a big deal – he could just wait until next year.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Sarah attends her city commission meetings each month so she can be informed about the issues impacting her community.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Mariselle wakes up at 5:00am to go to the polls for the national elections so she can vote before she has to go to work.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Jackie is going to the grocery store and puts her 2 year old in a car seat in the back seat of the car.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Juan doesn’t think his neighborhood association is running efficiently. He decides to run for president of the association in order to correct problems in his neighborhood.
Obligation or Responsibility?
Obligation
Responsibility
Why should we complete our obligations and responsibilities?
It helps the common good.
It makes us popular in the community.
If not, people will be mean to us.
We shouldn't because it would be bad for the community.
A citizen who participates and helps out is an (a) citizen.
The United States Government is a ________.
Direct democracy
Constitutional Republic
Monarchy
Democracy
Ancient Greece is an example of a _________ democracy, while the United States is an example of a _______________ democracy.
Direct, Representative
Representative, Direct
Bad, Good
When people vote DIRECTLY on laws and issues, it is a _____________.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
What are ANCIENT ROMAN influences on the United States?
Direct democracy
Written constitution
What are ANCIENT GREEK influences on the United States?
Representatives
Rule of law
"Judeo-Christian influence" means the influence of what on the founding of the United States?
Religion
Money
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
What are JUDEO-CHRISTIAN influences on the United States?
Rule of law
Written constitution
When this guy got into legal trouble, that showed ___________.
Rule of law
Voting Rights
Law by man
Civic participation
Karol G gets fined even though she is super popular. What principle does that show?
Decisions based on the law
Transparency of institution
Arbitrary punishment
The Government wants to take $1 from each citizen, but they won't say WHY. What principle is NOT present?
Transparency of institution
Rule of law
Democratic principles
Accountability to the Law
Police can not enter your house/apartment without a warrant because we have ____________.
Fair Procedures
Transparency of Institution
Decision Based on the Law
Rule of law is meant to prevent _______ use of power (meaning unfair)
Arbitary
Awesome
Awful
Ardent
1. Accountability to the Law 2. Decisions Based on the Law 3. Fair Procedures 4. Transparency of Institution
These things all relate to which concept?
Voting rights
Obligations and responsibilities
Citizenship
Rule of law
Due process means?
Everyone has a right to be innocent until proven guilty.
Everyone has a right to be guilty until proven innocent.
Everyone has a right to steal and get away with it.
Everyone has a right to the best lawyer in the state.
Every time someone is arrested, the police must read their __________.
Text messages
The Pledge of Allegiance
Miranda Rights
Michael Warning
Due process is found in which parts of the United States Constitution?
5th and 10th Amendments
The Preamble
The 4th and 8th Amendments
The 1st and 2nd Amendments
