TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - Topic: 8.19-8.22 Citizenship
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- Q 1/18Score 0Which action should be added to this list?29Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial reviewSupported the popular election of Supreme Court justicesUpheld the doctrine of states’ rightsAllowed slavery to extend into western territories
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- Q1Which action should be added to this list?Wrote the Supreme Court decision that established the principle of judicial reviewSupported the popular election of Supreme Court justicesUpheld the doctrine of states’ rightsAllowed slavery to extend into western territories60s8.22.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q2The rights listed above were —defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Addressestablished by the ratification of the U.S. Constitutiondefined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independenceestablished by a series of Supreme Court decisions60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q3Which headline provides the best example of a civic duty?ABCD60s8.19.D: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q4The constitutional amendment excerpted above protects people in the United States from —conscription by the armed forcesexcessive fines for traffic violationsexcessive surveillance by the governmentimprisonment for life without a jury trial60s8.19.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q5A biography on the military career of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at FredericksburgThe Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at GettysburgThe campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court HouseThe Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia60s8.22.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q6Which of these completes this graphic organizer?King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.60s8.20.C: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q7Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate?Freedom of the pressThe right to due processFreedom of assemblyThe right to a jury trial60s8.19.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q8This list includes rights that are considered —legislatedtransferableunalienableinherited60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q9Which sentence completes this diagram?Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.60s8.19.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q10John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?By serving as commander in chief of the Continental armyBy organizing Committees of CorrespondenceBy writing the Articles of ConfederationBy signing the Declaration of Independence60s8.20.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q11This diagram shows some of the steps in becoming a —member of the U.S. armed forcescandidate for elected office in the United Statesnaturalized U.S. citizenregistered voter in the United States60s8.19.E: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q12When citizens report for jury duty, they are helping uphold a constitutional right guaranteed by the —Ninth AmendmentSecond AmendmentSixth AmendmentFirst Amendment60s8.19.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q13This excerpt refers to rights that people —earn by demonstrating loyalty to their governmentare granted after enlistment in the militaryreceive by becoming citizens of a countryhave as a result of being human60s8.19.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q14In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental armyPreparing the strategy for the American victory at YorktownLeading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasionCommanding a victory at sea against the British navy60s8.22.B: Social Studies - Citizenship
- Q15Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?An elected legislatureDirect democracyChecks and balancesSeparation of powers60s8.20.A: Social Studies - Citizenship
