
Civics 1st 9 Weeks Exam
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Which Amendment defines citizenship a: born or naturalized in the United States?
Which word describes the rule that a person's citizenship is determined by their parents citizenship?
Which rule says that a person's citizenship is determined by their place of birth?
Someone who wants to become a naturalized citizen must have the 3 following steps completed first...
What is a duty that citizens have to do and can face legal consequences if they don't do them?
What is an example of an obligation?
What are things that citizens should do in order to be a responsible citizen?
What is the correct order of becoming a naturalized citizen?
The English Bill of Rights influenced future...
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's book called Common Sense?
Which two documents taught colonists to limit the government's power.
What is the Social Contract?
Which term describes the belief that the legislative, executive and judicial branches should be split up?
John Locke believed in Natural Rights, which are unalienable and protect the rights of citizens. What are they?
In Locke’s social contract theory, he said that if a ruler failed to protect the people's Natural Rights or life, liberty and property, then the people could overthrow that ruler.
Which Enlightenment idea did Montesquieu believe in?
Which word defines the principle that those who govern are bound by the laws, meaning no one is above the law?
What is one reason that colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence?
After the Boston Tea Party, what laws did the British pass over the colonists?
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
What happened during the Quartering Act?
Did the colonists have any representation in the British Parliament (government)?
What is a grievance?
Grievances from the Declaration of Independence included imposing taxes on them without consent and depriving colonists of a trial by jury.