Citizenship, Public Policy, Politics, And International Affairs Test
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November 19th Exam
- 1.Naturalization is the process that allows you to become more natural.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.To be naturalized you must be under 18 years old.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.In 1791, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Women have always had the right to vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Allegiance means loyalty to a person, country, or belief.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.People who serve in the U.S. Military at least a year can become citizens.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Today, you must be at least 21 years old to vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Martin Luther King Jr. led a march to protest the lack of food in the South.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Today, people can be citizens regardless of their race or gender.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.As citizens, we have both rights and responsibilities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Check the qualifications for citizenship by Naturalization.
- A.
Permanent resident for 5 years
- B.
Over 21 years of age
- C.
Good Character
- D.
Pass Citizenship test and interview
- E.
Speak minimum of 3 languages
- 12.In 1868, the _____ Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the United States.
- 13.In 1952, Congress passed a law that citizenship could not be denied because of __________ or _________.(Enter answers separated by a comma.. ex. answer, answer)
- 14.Check off rights guaranteed to US citizens.
- A.
Freedom of Speech
- B.
Freedom of Religion
- C.
Freedom of the Press
- D.
Serving on Juries
- E.
Tolerating differences in those around us
- 15.Check off responsibilities of a citizen of the United States.
- A.
Serving on juries
- B.
Obeying laws
- C.
Freedom of Speech
- D.
Freedom of Press
- E.
Voting
- 16.Check off which statements are in the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.
- A.
Giving loyalty to the Constitution of the United States
- B.
Protecting and supporting the Constitution and laws of the U.S. against any attack.
- C.
Promising to always take care of the U.S. environment.
- D.
Fulfilling duties, other than fighting, to support the Armed Forces.
- E.
Serving both my new country and my old country.
- F.
Doing things that are important to the nation when the law requires it.
- 17.Election Day is the ________ after the first Monday in November.
- 18.Electors meet the first _________ after the second Wednesday in December.
- 19.The new President and Vice President are sworn into office on _____________.
- 20.Select the statements that relate to the President campaigning and getting elected.
- A.
Political parties select their nominee for the NATIONAL election in primaries and caucuses.
- B.
Candidates declare that they want to run for office.
- C.
Officially selected through the Electoral College
- D.
Takes office on January 3rd.
- E.
Candidates run campaigns to inform the public about their agendas and positions on the issues,
- F.
The winner is directly elected through the Electoral College.
- 21.Select the statements that relate to elections for U.S. Congress.
- A.
Political parties select their nominee for the NATIONAL election in primaries and caucuses.
- B.
Candidates declare that they want to run for office.
- C.
Officially selected through the Electoral College
- D.
Takes office on January 3rd.
- E.
Candidates run campaigns to inform the public about their agendas and positions on the issues,
- F.
The winner is directly elected through the Electoral College.
- 22.Which party system does this describe: Encourages parties to create broad platforms that include many types of voters.
- A.
1 party system
- B.
2 party system
- C.
Multiple Party System
- D.
No party system
- 23.Which party system does this describe: There are too few parties for citizens to choose from.
- A.
1 party system
- B.
2 party system
- C.
3 party system
- D.
Multiple party system
- 24.Illegal to oppose the main party.
- A.
Single Party
- B.
Two Party
- C.
Multi Party
- D.
None of the Above
- 25.Government includes elected officials from more than two parties.
- A.
None
- B.
One party
- C.
Two-party
- D.
Multi-Party
- 26.Found in the United States.
- A.
None
- B.
Single Party
- C.
Two Party
- D.
Multi Party
- 27.Party leaders meet with a senator who is not supporting the party's platform on environmental issues.
- A.
Support Candidates
- B.
Influence Laws & Policy
- C.
Unite Levels of Government
- D.
Create Balance
- 28.A party's state office hosts a conference for state and local officials to discuss the party's goals for the state.
- A.
Support Candidates
- B.
Influence Laws and Policy
- C.
Unite Levels of Government
- D.
Create Balance
- E.
Influence Voters
- 29.A group of legislators from the minority and majority parties meets to discuss compromise after a failed vote on a budget bill.
- A.
Support candidates
- B.
Influence Laws and Policy
- C.
Unite Levels of Government
- D.
Create Balance
- E.
Influence Voters
- 30.A political party holds a huge convention to nominate and celebrate the party's presidential candidate.
- A.
Support Candidates
- B.
Influence Laws and Policy
- C.
Unite Levels of Government
- D.
Create Balance
- E.
Influence Voters
- 31.Party volunteers spend a Saturday afternoon at the park handing out party sponsored voting guides.
- A.
Support Candidates
- B.
Influence Laws and Policy
- C.
Unite Levels of Government
- D.
Create Balance
- E.
Influence Voters
- 32.When determining what candidate to vote for the first step is to determine what you think about:
- A.
Opinion Polls
- B.
The candidate's endorsements
- C.
Where the candidate stands on an issue
- D.
The candidate's leadership skills and qualifications
- 33.When researching the candidates you can find information on each candidate in which of the following places...
- A.
Campaign Websites
- B.
Town Hall Meetings
- C.
News reports
- D.
Nonpartisan voter websites
- E.
Candidate speeches
- F.
Candidate debates
- 34.In order to find out what other people think (Step Four of candidate evaluation) you should look at all of the following except:
- A.
Opinion Polls
- B.
Endorsements
- C.
Candidate's websites
- D.
Follow the Money
- 35.An evening news story on the upcoming election would fall under which of the sources:
- A.
The Candidate
- B.
The Media
- C.
The Public Record
- 36.A postcard from the candidate's campaign team outlining where the candidate stands on the issues would be from which of the following sources?
- A.
The Candidate
- B.
The Media
- C.
The Public Record
- 37.If you look at a record of a candidate's voting history when he or she was in office, which of the following sources are you using?
- A.
The Candidate
- B.
The Media
- C.
The Public Record
- 38.Women were guaranteed the right to vote in the year 1920, when the _______ Amendment was passed.
- 39.Which state gave women the vote first?
- 40.Residents of the District of Colombia were given the right to vote in the year 1961, when the _________ Amendment was passed.
- 41.All adult men were given the right to vote when the ________ Amendment was passed in 1870.
- 42.American Indians were given the right to vote when the Voting Rights Act was passed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 43.Which war influenced the change of the voting age from 21 to 18 when the 26th Amendment was passed.
- A.
The Civil War
- B.
World War I
- C.
World War II
- D.
The Vietnam War
- 44.Mike is 17 years old and lives in Illinois in 2014. Can he vote?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 45.John is a poor man living in Rhode Island in 1792. Can he vote?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 46.Lea is 35 and lives on the Cherokee reservation in North Carolina in 1987. Can she vote?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 47.It is 1962, Mary lives in D.C. and would like to vote for the President. Can she?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 48.Susan is a former slave living in Wisconsin in the year 1880. Can she vote?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 49.The Indian Citizenship Act:
- A.
Gave states the power to decide who could vote
- B.
gave native peoples the rights and privileges of American Citizenship
- C.
Banned the use of poll taxes in elections
- 50.Which Amendment allowed 18 year olds to vote?
- A.
15th
- B.
19th
- C.
24th
- D.
26th
- 51.Which of the following was NOT a barrier to the African American vote?
- A.
Limited opportunities to register to vote.
- B.
Unfair tests at the polls.
- C.
Arrest and beatings by the police.
- D.
Universal Ballots
- 52.You have to own land to vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 53.The Voting Rights Act reinforced the 15th Amendment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 54.Susan B. Anthony worked to give women the right to vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 55.Do people in Texas have the exact same public agenda as people in New York?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 56.Are some issues on the public agenda in both Texas and New York?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 57.Does a public opinion poll survey every single American?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 58.Does Public Opinion influence Public Policy?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 59.An "expose" is a story designed to expose wrongdoing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 60.In its role as watchdog, the media decides which issues need public action.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 61.Having a German Soldier represented as a giant gorilla with bloody hands is an example of....
- A.
Name Calling
- B.
Bandwagon
- C.
Glittering Generalities
- D.
Testimonial
- 62.The American Federation of Teachers supporting a candidate is an example of....
- A.
Name Calling
- B.
Testimonials
- C.
Glittering Generalities
- D.
Bandwagon
- 63.A candidate standing in front of American flags and the statue of liberty is an example of...
- A.
Name Calling
- B.
Testimonials
- C.
Transfer
- D.
Bandwagon
- 64.A statement like "Yes We Can!" or "Hope!" are examples of....
- A.
Transfer
- B.
Testimonials
- C.
Glittering Generalities
- D.
Bandwagon
- 65.A candidate playing soccer with some school children or eating lunch in a diner is an example of...
- A.
Transfer
- B.
Testimonials
- C.
Glittering Generalities
- D.
Plain Folks
- 66.Verizon Wireless showing an entirely red map of 3G coverage compared to a sparsely colored blue AT&T map of coverage is an example of...
- A.
Testimonial
- B.
Card Stacking
- C.
Plain Folks
- D.
Glittering Generalities
- 67.The US sends in troops to Iraq's Anbar province after ISIS beheads an ex-army ranger. Which of the following foreign policies is being used?
- A.
Military
- B.
Foreign Aid
- C.
Treaty
- 68.The US sends military advisers to the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Which foreign policy is being used here?
- A.
Military
- B.
Foreign Aid
- C.
Treaty
- 69.President Obama sends 3,000 US troops to Africa to fight Ebola. Which of the following Foreign Policies is being used?
- A.
Military
- B.
Foreign Aid
- C.
Treaty
- 70.Americans often refer to a country that is not the United States as a ________ country.
- A.
Domestic
- B.
Foreign
- 71.If you get on an airplane and take a flight that leaves the country, it is called a foreign flight.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 72.The United States is attacked, and the President in his role as Commander-in-Chief, calls on the U.S. military to defend the U.S. by attacking the other country. Is this Domestic or Foreign Policy?
- A.
Domestic
- B.
Foreign
- 73.The government decides how much money Americans must pay in federal taxes.
- A.
Domestic
- B.
Foreign
- 74.The government makes an agreement with specific countries that none of them will attack each other.
- A.
Domestic
- B.
Foreign
- 75.U.S. Foreign Policy is the country's actions, words, beliefs toward/about other countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 76.Foreign Aid is a formal agreement between countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 77.Military means the country's troops, led by the President.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 78.The Senate must approve treaties with at least a 1/3 vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 79.Check the main goals of US Foreign Policy.
- A.
Protect US & Americans
- B.
Support economic growth & human rights
- C.
Garner monetary compensation from allies
- D.
Increase support of values like Democracy and freedom
- E.
Create friendships abroad and foster future relationships
- F.
Selectively go to war and protect the United States
- 80.Congress negotiates and signs treaties.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 81.The president makes recommendations and signs or vetoes decisions when Foreign Aid should be used.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 82.Which branch negotiates treaties with another country?
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 83.Which branch approves a treaty once it has been negotiated?
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 84.Which branch would decide if a treaty was unconstitutional.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 85.Which branch can refuse to pass a bill to send aid to a country in aid.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 86.Which branch would send someone to a foreign country to talk.
- A.
Executive
- B.
Legislative
- C.
Judicial
- 87.Check off the items that would support the idea of conflict.
- A.
Two countries locked in a struggle over the rights to the river that divides them.
- B.
Four countries have started a program to deal with the famine that is spreading across their region.
- C.
Two countries have been in an economic and political struggle known as a cold war.
- D.
A larger, powerful country is supporting a smaller weaker country in a war.
- 88.Check the ones that support the idea of cooperation.
- A.
A larger, powerful country is supporting a smaller, weaker country in a war.
- B.
Pollution levels are dangerous in a certain river. Bordering countries form a committee to investigate.
- C.
One country says that it will no longer buy any products made in another country.
- D.
Two countries that used to work together now work against each other's international interests.
- 89.Which of the following influences international situations by using money to affect decision making?
- A.
Economics
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 90.Which of the following influences international situations by using popularity to persuade people how to think?
- A.
Economics
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 91.Which of the following influences international situations by using threat of attack or promise of protection?
- A.
Economics
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 92.A nation lines up its troops on its border with a neighboring country.
- A.
Economics
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 93.A radio station is established to spread a political message.
- A.
Economic
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 94.A nation cuts off food supplies to a nation that relies on them.
- A.
Economics
- B.
Culture
- C.
Military
- 95.Movie makers in Hollywood were encouraged to make movies that spread American patriotism and anti-Communist messages.
- A.
Capitalist
- B.
Communist
- 96.As rock 'n roll music spread throughout the world, the Soviet Union did its best to jam radio stations and block the music.
- A.
Capitalist
- B.
Communist
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