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Citizenship and government quiz
- 1.Which of the folling statements is considered to not to be a legal citizen of america?
- A.
At least one of your parents was a us citizen when you were born
- B.
You have been nateralized
- C.
You were under the age of 18 when your parents were nateralized
- D.
You were born in a different country but your grandparents live in america
- E.
A and B
- 2.Naturalized citizens have all the rights and duties of citizens by birth except the right to
- A.
Vote
- B.
Become the president or vice president
- C.
Go to church
- D.
Become a worker
- E.
All of the above
- 3.Who said, "Of the people, By the people, For the people?"
- A.
Abe lincoln
- B.
George Washington
- C.
Sam Adams
- D.
John Adams
- E.
Obama
- 4.The duties of a citizen are all of the following except...
- A.
Obeying the laws
- B.
Voting
- C.
Serving on a jury or as a witness in court
- D.
Attending school
- E.
A and D
- 5.Moderate means
- A.
A person or a group who is in the center
- B.
A liberal
- C.
Synonym for a radical of the extreme left or extreme right
- D.
The center
- E.
The conservative
- 6.The Right, Right wingis the people or grup who favor extreme changes. Generally refers to people or groups on the extreme right.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Peramble is what states purpose of the constitution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Article 7 of the constitution has the amendments
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Democracy comes from a greek word meaning "ruled by the people"
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Republic is a country in which the government authority comes from the people
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The president oppionts the cabinet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Which of the following is not one of the seven social roles of a citizen?
- A.
Citizen
- B.
Consumer
- C.
Family member
- D.
Pet owner
- E.
Worker/student
- 13.The United States Constitution is. . .
- A.
Hard to read
- B.
Simple and breif
- C.
100000 pages long
- D.
Was made in 1666
- E.
Was made in 2008
- 14.Federalism is
- A.
Power divided between the president
- B.
Power is divided between national and state governments
- C.
Power isnt divided at all
- D.
The power is divided by the state
- E.
A and b
- 15.Amendments may be proposed and ratied or......
- A.
Aproved
- B.
Ended
- C.
Cancled
- D.
A and c
- E.
A and b
- 16.The BIll Of Rights limits the ........ of the government
- 17.The thirteenth amendment outlaws slavery, and the Fourthteens amendendent originally was intented to..
- A.
Get kids to go to school
- B.
Make you vote
- C.
Protect the legal rights of freed slaves
- D.
Get payed for working
- E.
C and b
- 18.The cheif executive often called a prime minister or premier is chosen by
- A.
The senate
- B.
Parliament
- C.
The president
- D.
The govenment
- E.
A and d
- 19.What does the the legislative branch do?
- A.
Make documents
- B.
Make laws
- C.
Make laws and documents
- D.
Make children under the age of 18 go to school
- E.
A and d
- 20.The Executive branch
- A.
Carries out the laws
- B.
Inforce the laws
- C.
Make the laws
- D.
Inforce the law of kids going to school
- E.
D and a
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