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Civics Mini Assessment #1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. What is the term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?

a)
  1. Aliens

b)

Citizens

c)

Immigrants

d)

Residents

2.

Mark is born in Wisconsin, USA

a)

Citizen by Law of Blood

b)

Citizen by Law of Soil

c)

Naturalized Citizen

d)

Not a Citizen

3.

Rufus is born in Japan while his American parents are on vacation

a)

Citizen by Law of Soil

b)

Naturalized Citizen

c)

Not a Citizen

d)

Citizen by Law of Blood

4.

Best term to describe someone who is given permission to live and work in the United States

a)

Alien

b)

Immigrant

c)

Permanent Resident

d)

Official American

5.

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.

a)

Naturalized Citizen

b)

Citizen by Law of Soil

c)

Citizen by Law of Blood

6.

Citizenship is defined in the (a)   Amendment of the Constitution.

7.

The Naturalization Process includes _____ and __________.

a)

Steps, Requirements

b)

Papers, Actions

c)

Documents, Tasks

d)

Obligations, Requirements

8.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the Naturalization Process?

a)

Submitting the Application

b)

Meeting your Citizenship Officer

c)

Going to an interview

d)

Saying the Oath of Allegiance

9.

Cheryl has submitted her application and passed her interview. What is her next step in the Naturalization process?

a)

Celebrating with carne asada

b)

Attending the Naturalization ceremony

c)

Getting her passport

d)

Getting her certificate

10.

Which of the following is a REQUIREMENT in the naturalization process?

a)

Being able to drive well

b)

Owning a house

c)

Having a knowledge of U.S. History

d)

Being 25 years old

11.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement in the Naturalization process?

a)

Being a Permanent Resident for 5 years

b)

Having no criminal record

c)

Having at least $500 dollars to pay the fee

d)

Being 18 years old

12.

Becoming a citizen grants you the right to (a)   .

13.

Someone who is a US citizen at birth is called a _______-____ citizen.

(a)  

14.

Things that we should do but that are not enforced by law

a)

Responsibilities

b)

Duties

c)

Obligations

d)

Good things

15.

Things that we have to do BY LAW.

a)

Obligations

b)

Responsibilities

16.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

17.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

18.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

19.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

20.

Sarah attends her city commission meetings each month so she can be informed about the issues impacting her community. 

Obligation or Responsibility?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

21.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

22.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

23.

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?

a)

Obligation

b)

Responsibility

24.

Why should we complete our obligations and responsibilities?

a)

It helps the common good.

b)

It makes us popular in the community.

c)

If not, people will be mean to us.

d)

We shouldn't because it would be bad for the community.

25.

A citizen who participates and helps out is an (a)   citizen.

26.

The United States Government is a ________.

a)

Direct democracy

b)

Constitutional Republic

c)

Monarchy

d)

Democracy

27.

Ancient Greece is an example of a _________ democracy, while the United States is an example of a _______________ democracy.

a)

Direct, Representative

b)

Representative, Direct

c)

Bad, Good

28.

When people vote DIRECTLY on laws and issues, it is a _____________.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

29.

What are ANCIENT ROMAN influences on the United States?

a)
Rule of law
b)
Representative government
c)

Direct democracy

d)
Separation of powers
e)

Written constitution

30.

What are ANCIENT GREEK influences on the United States?

a)
Polis
b)
Written constitution
c)
Legislative body
d)

Representatives

e)

Rule of law

31.

"Judeo-Christian influence" means the influence of what on the founding of the United States?

a)

Religion

b)

Money

c)

Ancient Greece

d)

Ancient Rome

32.

What are JUDEO-CHRISTIAN influences on the United States?

a)

Rule of law

b)
Ethical ideas of justice
c)

Written constitution

d)
Personal responsibility
e)
Individual worth
33.

When this guy got into legal trouble, that showed ___________.

a)

Rule of law

b)

Voting Rights

c)

Law by man

d)

Civic participation

34.

Karol G gets fined even though she is super popular. What principle does that show?

a)

Decisions based on the law

b)

Transparency of institution

c)

Arbitrary punishment

35.

The Government wants to take $1 from each citizen, but they won't say WHY. What principle is NOT present?

a)

Transparency of institution

b)

Rule of law

c)

Democratic principles

d)

Accountability to the Law

36.

Police can not enter your house/apartment without a warrant because we have ____________.

a)

Fair Procedures

b)

Transparency of Institution

c)

Decision Based on the Law

37.

Rule of law is meant to prevent _______ use of power (meaning unfair)

a)

Arbitary

b)

Awesome

c)

Awful

d)

Ardent

38.
  1. 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?

a)

Voting rights

b)

Obligations and responsibilities

c)

Citizenship

d)

Rule of law

39.

Due process means?

a)

Everyone has a right to be innocent until proven guilty.

b)

Everyone has a right to be guilty until proven innocent.

c)

Everyone has a right to steal and get away with it.

d)

Everyone has a right to the best lawyer in the state.

40.

Every time someone is arrested, the police must read their __________.

a)

Text messages

b)

The Pledge of Allegiance

c)

Miranda Rights

d)

Michael Warning

41.

Due process is found in which parts of the United States Constitution?

a)

5th and 10th Amendments

b)

The Preamble

c)

The 4th and 8th Amendments

d)

The 1st and 2nd Amendments