Review Questions

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Review Questions
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The legal process to become an American citizen
is called____.

• Naturalization
• Allegiance
• Immigration
• Deportation

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The legal process to become an American citizen
is called____.

• Naturalization
• Allegiance
• Immigration
• Deportation

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The mass movement of African Americans from the
South to the North following the Civil War was
____.

1. An Immigration
2. A Migration
3. A Cultural Diffusion
4. Deportation

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The mass movement of African Americans from the
South to the North following the Civil War was
____.

1. An Immigration
2. A Migration
3. A Cultural Diffusion
4. Deportation

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What ethnic group currently accounts for the
largest group of immigrants to the U.S.?

1. Europeans
2. Africans
3. Asians
4. Latin Americans

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What ethnic group currently accounts for the
largest group of immigrants to the U.S.?

1. Europeans
2. Africans
3. Asians
4. Latin Americans

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The principal of American democracy that all
people, including those in power, must obey the
law is _____.

1. Limited Government
2. Consent of the Governed
3. Representative Government
4. Rule of Law

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The principal of American democracy that all
people, including those in power, must obey the
law is _____.

1. Limited Government
2. Consent of the Governed
3. Representative Government
4. Rule of Law

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Things we are legally required to do as citizens
are called____.

1. Promises
2. Duties
3. Responsibilities
4. Rights

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Things we are legally required to do as citizens
are called____.

1. Promises
2. Duties
3. Responsibilities
4. Rights

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Which of the following is considered a
responsibility?

1. Paying Taxes
2. Serving in Court
3. Voting
4. Attending School

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Which of the following is considered a
responsibility?

1. Paying Taxes
2. Serving in Court
3. Voting
4. Attending School

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Which of the following is considered a duty?

1. Respecting the Opinions of Others
2. Registering for the Draft
3. Being an Informed Citizen
4. Participating in Government

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Which of the following is considered a duty?

1. Respecting the Opinions of Others
2. Registering for the Draft
3. Being an Informed Citizen
4. Participating in Government

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A call for men to serve involuntarily in the
armed forces is called ____.

1. A Draft
2. Enlistment
3. Military Registration
4. R.O.T.C.

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A call for men to serve involuntarily in the
armed forces is called ____.

1. A Draft
2. Enlistment
3. Military Registration
4. R.O.T.C.

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A lawmaking body is known as a ___.

• Monarchy
• Legislature
• Confederation
• Congress

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A lawmaking body is known as a ___.

• Monarchy
• Legislature
• Confederation
• Congress

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An earlier ruling on a similar case is called a

1. Rebuttal
2. Resolution
3. Precedent
4. Charter

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An earlier ruling on a similar case is called a

1. Rebuttal
2. Resolution
3. Precedent
4. Charter

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In 1215, rebelling nobles forced King John to
sign an agreement known as the ___.

1. Mayflower Compact
2. Magna Carta
3. Colony Charter
4. Articles of Confederation

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In 1215, rebelling nobles forced King John to
sign an agreement known as the ___.

1. Mayflower Compact
2. Magna Carta
3. Colony Charter
4. Articles of Confederation

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What was the first representative assembly in the
English colonies?

1. The House of Burgesses
2. The Senate
3. The Articles of Confederation
4. The First Continental Congress

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What was the first representative assembly in the
English colonies?

1. The House of Burgesses
2. The Senate
3. The Articles of Confederation
4. The First Continental Congress

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Representatives sent to Philadelphia by the
colonial governments were known as ___.

1. Legislators
2. Democrats
3. Congressmen
4. Delegates

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Representatives sent to Philadelphia by the
colonial governments were known as ___.

1. Legislators
2. Democrats
3. Congressmen
4. Delegates

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The Second Continental Congress sent King George
III ___.

1. A Pamphlet titled Common Sense
2. A Declaration of Independence
3. A Declaration of War
4. A Repeal of the Intolerable Acts

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The Second Continental Congress sent King George
III ___.

1. A Pamphlet titled Common Sense
2. A Declaration of Independence
3. A Declaration of War
4. A Repeal of the Intolerable Acts

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Mercantilism is based on the theory that a
country should ___.

1. Buy more raw materials than it needs
2. Possess gold and silver
3. Sell more goods to other countries than it buys
4. Produce more goods than it can sell

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Mercantilism is based on the theory that a
country should ___.

1. Buy more raw materials than it needs
2. Possess gold and silver
3. Sell more goods to other countries than it buys
4. Produce more goods than it can sell

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In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine called
for ___.

1. Loyalty to the king
2. A Boycott of British goods
3. Independence from Britain
4. Abolition of slavery

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In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine called
for ___.

1. Loyalty to the king
2. A Boycott of British goods
3. Independence from Britain
4. Abolition of slavery

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Most of the legislatures of early state
governments were bicameral, or ___.

• A. One United House
• B. Appointed by the King
• C. Without Delegates
• D. Divided into two Houses

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Most of the legislatures of early state
governments were bicameral, or ___.

• A. One United House
• B. Appointed by the King
• C. Without Delegates
• D. Divided into two Houses

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In order for the Articles of Confederation to go
into effect they had to be approved, or ___.

• A. Amended
• B. Delegated
• C. Ratified
• D. Confederated

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In order for the Articles of Confederation to go
into effect they had to be approved, or ___.

• A. Amended
• B. Delegated
• C. Ratified
• D. Confederated

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All but which of the following were weaknesses of
the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Congress had no power to tax.
• B. There was no national religion.
• C. Congress could not regulate trade.
• D. There was no national court system.

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All but which of the following were weaknesses of
the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Congress had no power to tax.
• B. There was no national religion.
• C. Congress could not regulate trade.
• D. There was no national court system.

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The freedoms we have to think and act without
fear of government interference are called ___.

1. The Bill of Rights
2. Intellectual Property
3. Civil Liberties
4. Private Property

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The freedoms we have to think and act without
fear of government interference are called ___.

1. The Bill of Rights
2. Intellectual Property
3. Civil Liberties
4. Private Property

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Which of the following is NOT a First Amendment
freedom?

1. Freedom of Speech
2. Freedom of Religion
3. Freedom of the Press
4. Freedom from Unreasonable Searches

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Which of the following is NOT a First Amendment
freedom?

1. Freedom of Speech
2. Freedom of Religion
3. Freedom of the Press
4. Freedom from Unreasonable Searches

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Your ability to make a request to the government
is the freedom ____.

1. To Petition
2. Of Speech
3. Of Assembly
4. Of the Press

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Your ability to make a request to the government
is the freedom ____.

1. To Petition
2. Of Speech
3. Of Assembly
4. Of the Press

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The government banning of printed materials or
films is called ____.

1. Censorship
2. Libel
3. Slander
4. Indictment

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The government banning of printed materials or
films is called ____.

1. Censorship
2. Libel
3. Slander
4. Indictment