WorksheetsCivic Education - December Holiday Assignment - 2024
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
What are human rights?
Rights given only to certain groups of people
Rights given to animals
Rights you have to earn
Rights you have simply because you're human
What are human rights?
Rights given only to certain groups of people
Rights given to animals
Rights you have to earn
Rights you have simply because you're human
How many human rights are listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
30
10
40
20
Who announced that all slaves were free to go after conquering Babylon?
Mahatma Gandhi
Hitler
Cyrus the Great
Napoleon
Which document is the world's most widely accepted on the subject of human rights?
Magna Carta
Napoleonic Code
Cyrus Cylinder
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Who supervised the agreement on a set of rights that applied to absolutely everyone?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi
What did the young lawyer from India, Mahatma Gandhi, insist on?
Rights for the wealthy
Rights for all people of Earth
Rights only for Europeans
Rights for animals
Who declared that all men are created equal?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
King of England
Napoleon
What was the purpose of the United Nations?
To dominate the world
To reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights
To abolish human rights
To start wars
Who fought for social justice in the 1990s?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
Eleanor Roosevelt
Nelson Mandela
Where do Universal human rights begin according to Eleanor Roosevelt?
In small places close to home
In outer space
In the ocean
In large countries
What was approved and adopted in 1989?
American Convention on Human Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Convention on freedom
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Separation of Powers?
Executive
Constitutional Monarchy
Legislative
Judiciary
The Executive branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
The Legislative branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
The Judiciary branch has the power to:
Put laws into action
Make and change laws
Punish wrongdoers for breaking the law
Make judgements on the law
Statute law are:
Laws made by courts
Interpreted by the Consitution
Laws made by Parliament
Laws that look like a statue
the legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country
(a)
any mode of becoming a citizen in a particular country
(a)
an act or process of reacquiring one’s citizenship again
(a)
the basic principles and laws of state which is acknowledged to be governed
(a)
to give up, refuse, or resign in formal declaration
(a)
the membership of a person in a political community wherein he/ she enjoys rights inherent to members of the said community
(a)
By birth, the principle follows the child’s blood relationship
(a)
If Pia’s mother is a Filipino Citizen and her father is an American Citizen
What is the citizenship of Pia?
jus soli
jus sanguinis
Two ways to lose citizenship
(a)
He/ She is naturalized in a foreign country.
voluntary
loss of citizenship
involuntary
loss of citizenship
When his/ her certificate of naturalization is cancelled
voluntary
loss of citizenship
involuntary
loss of citizenship
Select all the Importance of Citizenship
The right to suffrage
Right to live in other countries
Right to operate private utilities
What is civic?
Civic is the study of various aspects of citizenship
Civic means the duty of an individual person only
Civic means promoting misconception of race and religion
Civic means the status of a person
The ___________ of a country must be loyal to their country.
netizens
immigrants
citizens
terrorists
Something that is given automatically when a person moves to a different country.
Register a s member of voluntary club.
A large group of foreigners working at another country.
Good values system can be promoted by---
pomposity
remorsefulness
thoroughness
consistency
_______ are those thing that human being are morally allowed to do or have----
human right
human power
human power
human desire
The following are factors that guarantee the protection of citizen rights expect .....
the constitution
respect for the rule of law
disregard for the constitution
independent of the judiciary
A person living in a foreign country is a /an
alien
citizen
indigene
nationalist
Disobedience leads to---
a depraved morality
enhanced development
high moral significance
increase in social vices
The citizenship status that is acquired naturally is by--
adoption
marriage
birth
desent
The citizenship status that is acquired naturally is by--
adoption
marriage
birth
desent
______ refer to one’s feeling and opinion about a particular thing---
values
attitude
altitude
latitude
Which of these is true about an unwritten constitution?
It is always flexible
It is always rigid
It is both rigid and flexible
None of the above
Which of the following is not a characteristic of democracy?
Independence of the judiciary
Freedom of the press
Presence of political parties
Human rights abuses
The modern day democracy began in which of these countries?
Greece
UK
USA
Africa
When a constitution is not easily amendable, it is described as _____________ constitution.
Flexible
Written
Permanent
Rigid
____________ is when different arms of government perform different functions in a democratic system of government.
Rule of law
Separation of power
Constitution
Equality before the law
________ implies the willingness of majority of people in a country to take part in the decision making of the society.
Public opinion
Public
Election
Public participation
____________ is the most fundamental human rights.
Right not to vote and be voted for
Right to freedom of speech
Right to fair hearing
Right to life
What is the difference between decrees and acts of the parliament?
Decrees are made by the legislature, acts of parliament are made by lawyers
Decrees are made by military rulers, acts of parliament are made by elected representatives
Decrees are made by soldiers, acts of parliament are made by military leaders
Decrees are made by the legislature, acts of parliament are made by judges
One of these is a major advantage of a rigid constitution.
Easy amendment
Protection of minority interest
Flexibility of amendment procedure
Easy manipulation
If in a democratic setting the constitution has the final say in any matter, then there is ____.
Rule of law
Constitutional power
Constituted authority
Separation of powers
'Universal Adult Suffrage' in Nigeria simply, means __________________.
only university graduates can vote during election
only those above 40 years can contest for election
only those above 15 years can register to vote
only those above 18 years can vote
Which of these is related to rigid constitution?
Written constitution
Unwritten constitution
Unitary constitution
Con-federal constitution
Which of these forms of democracy is best for a small village setting?
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Constitutional Democracy
Indirect Democracy
What Are Individual Rights ? ? ?
Individual rights support racism and judge people by there color of skin.
Individual rights don't guarantee liberty instead support violence.
Individual rights refer to the liberties of each individual to pursue life.
Individual rights support rights for colored people and no one else.
BONUS:Who is the commander chief in the Millitary?
The President
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General
The Vice President
Civil rights are basic human rights that are protected by the government
True
False
The right to liberty is a civil right
True
False
The right to vote is a civil right
True
False
Two ways of being a U.S. citizen include: being born in the U.S. or in a U.S. territory and _______________.
becoming naturalized and adopting the U.S. as your country
being born in North America and living in the United States
being born in the western hemisphere
being taken prisoner by the United States during a war
What is the difference between a republic and a representative democracy?
There is no difference.
representative democracy can only be used on a small scale, such as a town hall meeting
republics are only used in large nations
people have no choice in a representative democracy.
Which type of government consists of a single, self-appointed ruler who holds political control over an entire country?
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
plutocracy
Things citizens are required to do
Duties
Responsibilities
Liberties
Rights
Things citizens should do
Duties
Responsibilities
Liberties
Rights
Choose all of the following that can help one predict which citizens will vote
Education
Age
Gender
Income
A citizen's duty is________.
Mandatory
Voluntary
What does suffrage mean?
Right to register for national draft
to break from oppression and the suffering at the hands of others
obtaining the right to vote
to process ballots at the local level
What age can you vote?
15
18
19
20
Registered voters may only vote
on Fridays
within the zip code of where they live
twice
in their precinct
A person who is running for an elected position is a...
front runner
candidate
debate
What is international law?
It is the body of laws governing nations in their dealings with one another.
It is the system of trading with the other countries.
It refers to a military authority
It refers to a formal rejection of something.
An international human rights organisation who collected information on the condition of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay (US) was _______ .
UNO
League of Nations
World Bank
OISCA International
Amnesty International
A person who is arrested and detained shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of_______ of arrest.
20 hours
24 hours
28 hours
48 hours
According to our constitution, the laws apply in the same manner to all, regardless of a person’s status. This is called_______ .
Fundamental Rights
Constitution
Equality
Rule of Law
Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
(a) Right to Freedom
(b) Right to Vote
(c) Right to Equality
(d) Right to Information
(e) None of these
